Records - Notable Historical Events
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Records - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1612-12-28 |
First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without realising it is a planet |
1669-05-31 |
Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary. |
1700-01-26 |
The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake took place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. |
1840-01-05 |
Records show 95,820 licensed public houses in England on this date |
1900-01-02 |
E Verlinger begins manufacturing 7" single-sided records (Montreal) |
1910-03-16 |
Barney Oldfield uses a Benz to break the existing records at Daytona Beach Road Course (131.25mph) |
1916-10-02 |
Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year |
1917-02-26 |
1st jazz records recorded - "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," and "Livery Stable Blues" by Original Dixieland Jass Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company |
1925-11-11 |
Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five & Hot Seven recordings |
1927-04-05 |
Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style |
1927-05-30 |
Walter Johnson records 113th & last shutout of his career |
1927-06-04 |
Johnny Weissmuller set swim records in 100-yard & 200-yard free-style |
1928-03-01 |
Paul Whiteman & orchestra record "Ol' Man River" for Victor Records |
1931-03-03 |
Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller) |
1931-11-30 |
His Master's Voice & Columbia Records merge into EMI |
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 |
1936-01-24 |
Benny Goodman & orchestra record "Stompin' at the Savoy" on Victor Records |
1938-05-02 |
Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" |
1938-05-05 |
Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning |
1939-10-24 |
Benny Goodman records "Let's Dance" |
1940-02-24 |
Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" |
1940-03-03 |
Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label |
1940-04-28 |
Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000" |
1941-02-15 |
Duke Ellington 1st records "Take the A Train" |
1941-05-07 |
Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA |
1942-01-21 |
Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" |
1942-05-29 |
Bing Crosby records "White Christmas", greatest selling record to date |
1942-06-08 |
Bing Cosby records "Silent Night" |
1942-09-20 |
Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m |
1943-01-20 |
Lead SD, temp is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16°F |
1944-02-07 |
Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records |
1945-08-04 |
Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season |
1946-06-14 |
Nat King Cole records "The Christmas Song" for the first time |
1948-06-21 |
33 1/3 RPM LP record introduced and 78's planned to be phased out (Dr Peter Goldmark-Columbia Records) |
1949-08-18 |
Ralph Flanagan & his orchestra records "You're Breaking My Heart" |
1952-03-27 |
Sun Records of Memphis begins releasing records |
1954-01-04 |
Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville |
1954-01-08 |
Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" |
1954-02-26 |
Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock & roll) records |
1954-04-05 |
Elvis Presley records his debut single "That's All Right" |
1954-04-12 |
Bill Haley & Comets records "Rock Around Clock" |
1955-08-27 |
"Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published |
1955-10-20 |
Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song) |
1955-11-22 |
RCA Victor's best investment paying $25,000 to Sun Records & Sam Philips for rights to Elvis Presley, a truck driver from Tupelo Miss |
1955-12-19 |
Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" |
1956-01-10 |
Elvis records "Heartbreak Hotel" |
1956-01-20 |
Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville |
1956-01-30 |
Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes" |
1956-02-02 |
Coasters sign with Atlantic Records |
1956-07-02 |
Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" & "Don't Be Cruel" |
1956-09-28 |
RCA Records reports Elvis Presley sold over 10 million records |
1957-09-06 |
Elvis records "White Christmas", "Silent Night" & "Here Comes Santa Claus" |
1958-02-19 |
Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records |
1958-02-22 |
Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 days |
1958-03-27 |
CBS Labs announce new stereophonic records |
1958-08-18 |
Perez Prado "Mambo King" receives one of the 1st gold records |
1960-06-19 |
Loretta Lynn records "Honky Tonk Girl" |
1960-10-27 |
Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" & "Stand By Me" |
1960-12-19 |
Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding) |
1961-01-15 |
Supremes signed with Motown Records |
1961-02-13 |
Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records |
1961-08-11 |
Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1 |
1961-12-18 |
Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles |
1962-07-04 |
Island Records begins |
1963-02-15 |
Ken Lynch records "Misery," 1st Lennon-McCartney song by someone else |
1963-09-06 |
Jerry Lee Lewis quits Sun Records |
1963-09-27 |
At 10:59 AM census clock, records US population at 190,000,000 |
1963-12-13 |
Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles |
1964-05-30 |
Giants sweep Mets 5-3 & 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game & NY's 22 K's in 2nd games |
1964-07-02 |
Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You", Paul McCartney plays piano |
1964-09-10 |
Rod Steward records his 1st single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" |
1965-06-15 |
Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone" |
1965-07-07 |
Otis Redding records "Respect" |
1966-07-25 |
Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for Harrison's "While My Guitar..." |
1966-08-03 |
South African government bans Beatle records |
1967-01-27 |
Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records |
1967-02-14 |
Aretha Franklin records "Respect" |
1967-07-10 |
Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe" - single goes on to win 4 Grammys |
1967-10-27 |
4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records |
1967-12-07 |
Otis Redding records "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" |
1967-12-13 |
San Diego, CA records snow at a zero elevation after temperatures plunge 19 degrees (F) in eight hours. |
1968-01-30 |
Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey" |
1968-05-15 |
Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host |
1968-08-11 |
Beatles launch "Apple Records" label |
1968-10-16 |
Jim Dorey sets Toronto Maple Leaf penalty records (48 mins on 9 penalties in a game & 44 minutes on 7 penalties in a period) |
1969-07-01 |
Shelby Singleton buys Sun Records from Sam Phillips |
1970-02-24 |
Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records |
1970-03-10 |
Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" & "I Can Do It" |
1970-04-21 |
Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records |
1970-11-16 |
Elton John records a show in New York City which was later released as his 11-17-70 album |
1971-04-20 |
Barbra Streisand records "We've Only Just Begun" |
1972-06-10 |
Elvis Presley records a live album at NY's Madison Square Garden |
1973-04-07 |
Cleveland sets day-game & opening-game attendance records of 74,420 |
1973-04-19 |
Barbra Streisand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow" |
1973-05-29 |
Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records |
1973-07-12 |
A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. |
1974-03-25 |
Barbra Streisand records the album "Butterfly" |
1974-09-16 |
Bob Dylan records Blood on the Tracks |
1975-05-02 |
Apple records closes down |
1977-01-06 |
EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols |
1978-01-02 |
Rhino Records releases their 1st album "Wildmania" |
1979-10-07 |
Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns |
1979-10-24 |
Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc |
1980-03-24 |
Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks |
1980-08-02 |
US swimmers set 3 world records at National championships |
1980-09-22 |
John & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffin Records |
1981-12-20 |
Browns set team records for most fumbles (9) & most turnovers (10) |
1981-12-28 |
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98 |
1982-01-02 |
"The Epic in Miami", in 85 degree heat (Fahrenheit), the San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, a game that set numerous playoff scoring records |
1982-07-08 |
Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager |
1983-02-11 |
"Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" & "Buckingham Blues" debut LP |
1984-06-26 |
Barbra Streisand records "Here We Are at Last" |
1984-10-14 |
Browns' Ozzie Newsome sets club records with 14 receptions for 191 yds |
1984-11-18 |
Browns set team records for most sacks (11) |
1985-08-07 |
Barbra Streisand records "Broadway Album" |
1986-03-26 |
Geffen records signs Guns & Roses |
1986-03-29 |
Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia |
1987-01-20 |
Rhino Records 1st #1-Billy Vera & Beaters' "At This Moment" |
1987-06-19 |
Geffen records sign their 1st artist (Donna Summer) |
1988-04-18 |
Barbra Streisand records "Warm All Over" |
1988-04-21 |
Barbra Streisand records "You'll Never Know" |
1988-05-11 |
Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph) |
1989-02-12 |
Gretzky sets 2 records, his 45th hat trick & 10th 40+ goal season |
1989-05-24 |
Weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack |
1989-05-25 |
Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy" |
1989-09-06 |
Amateur Athletic Fed strips Ben Johnson of all track records |
1989-10-01 |
Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones, records his 1,000th NFL tackle |
1990-07-26 |
General Hospital records its 7,000th episode |
1990-10-03 |
Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records |
1991-03-11 |
Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records |
1991-03-20 |
Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records |
1991-06-19 |
NY Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987 |
1991-06-23 |
"Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music" |
1991-09-22 |
Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory |
1994-04-06 |
Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records |
1997-05-16 |
St Louis Cards Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hits |
1999-08-12 |
Shakira records her first live album in New York City, titled "MTV Unplugged" |
1999-12-27 |
Joe Sakic records his 1,000th career point, an assist against the St. Louis Blues |
2000-03-23 |
Joe Sakic records his 400th career goal and becomes the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche all-time leading point scorer |
2009-06-30 |
Turkey records its fastest contraction of 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, leading the country into recession; this is Turkey's biggest economic slump since 1945 |
2010-08-01 |
A 200x250 photo mosaic of President Corazon Aquino was unveiled near the Quirino Grandstand at the Luneta Park, Manila in commemoration of her first death anniversay and it has been submitted to the Guinness World Records to be certified as the largest photo mosaic in the world. |
2012-03-12 |
China records its highest trade deficit in over a decade |
2012-03-20 |
Disney movie John Carter records one of the largest losses in cinema history with a $200 million dollar write down |
2013-01-08 |
Steve Nash records his 10,000th career assist against Houston |
2013-05-15 |
The Eurozone records a recession for the sixth straight quarter |
2016-03-06 |
Peyton Manning to retire after 18 NFL seasons, five MVPs, two titles and numerous records |
2017-01-12 |
Alex Ovechkin records 1000th career NHL point |
2017-04-13 |
ACLU Files 13 Lawsuits For Records Related To Trump's Travel Ban |
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Records - Notable Birthdays
Records - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1810-03-01 |
Frederic Chopin, Zelazowa Wola, (baptismal records 22nd Feb) Polish/French pianist/composer (Concert in F Minor) |
1906-12-02 |
Peter Carl Goldmark, developed color TV & LP records |
1910-11-07 |
Freddy Morgan, Million Selling Records |
1911-11-27 |
Brian Farnon, Million Selling Records |
1916-02-25 |
Ralph Baldwin, harness driver (set 11 major world records) |
1918-9-11 |
Estelle Axton, Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story |
1918-9-14 |
Malcolm Yelvington, Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records |
1919-10-11 |
George Rock, Million Selling Records |
1921-01-26 |
Eddie Barclay, French producer (Barclay Records) (d. 2005) |
1921-01-29 |
Arnold Ross, Million Selling Records |
1921-03-23 |
Donald Malcome Campbell, Surrey UK, boat racer (1955 speed records) |
1923-01-05 |
Sam [Samuel] Phillips, Florence Alabama, record producer and founder of Sun Records (launched Elvis Presley's career) |
1923-07-31 |
Ahmet Ertegun, CEO (Atlantic Records) |
1925-08-12 |
Norris McWhirter, author (Guinness Book of World Records) |
1925-08-12 |
Ross McWhirter, author (Guinness Book of World Records) |
1928-05-23 |
Nina Otkalenko, USSR, 800m runner (9 world records) |
1928-09-27 |
G H Martin, British keeper of Public Records |
1930-07-29 |
Jim Stewart, Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story |
1931-01-22 |
Galina Zybina, USSR, discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58) |
1931-05-08 |
Etty Fraser, Durval Records |
1932-02-03 |
Maria Itkina, USSR, sprinter (9 world records) |
1936-01-29 |
James Jamerson, American bass guitarist for Motown Records (d. 1983) |
1937-02-21 |
Ron Clarke, Australia, runner (held 19 world records) |
1937-03-26 |
Wayne Embry, holder of 7 basketball records (Miami of Ohio) |
1938-04-25 |
Barbara Pittman, Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records |
1938-11-11 |
Narvel Felts, Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records |
1945-09-29 |
Sarah Tyacke, Keeper of British Public Records |
1947-01-12 |
Bernard Granger, Empire Records |
1948-07-14 |
Tommy Matola, rock manager/CEO (CBS records) |
1952-08-09 |
Gary Bolen, Empire Records |
1961-07-26 |
Michele Seidman, Empire Records |
1963-08-30 |
Dave Brockie, Empire Records |
1964-01-07 |
Darnell Martin, Cadillac Records |
1964-06-17 |
Michael Gross, West Germany, swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984) |
1965-05-15 |
André Abujamra, Durval Records |
1965-9-24 |
Coyote Shivers, Empire Records |
1966-11-29 |
Aleksandar Manic, The Shutka Book of Records |
1967-04-30 |
Craig Edwards, Empire Records |
1969-05-02 |
Brian Lara, cricketer (WI left-hand bat Smashed world records in 1994) |
1972-06-14 |
Brandon Amundson, Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration |
1975-08-11 |
Ronald Clarke, American musician and founder of aliennetwork Records |
1975-10-02 |
James 'Kimo' Wills, Empire Records |
1977-09-04 |
Mark Ronson, English DJ/Producer and co-founder of Allido Records |
1977-9-12 |
Grant Denyer, Guinness World Records |
1978-07-09 |
Caroline Berberich, Cadillac Records |
1980-08-01 |
John Ramsey, Sticks and Stones May Break World Records |
1982-06-14 |
Jaime Anna Resh, Empire Records |
1984-02-17 |
Joan Francesc Andreo, Es venen records |
1986-01-31 |
Ryan Curtis, Cadillac Records |
1987-9-23 |
Jordan Haynes, Cadillac Records |
1989-03-26 |
Kate Parker, Guinness World Records 2005 |
1997-06-18 |
Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are |
1998-9-13 |
Eshaya Draper, Cadillac Records |
Records - Notable Weddings
Records - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1994-07-02 |
"Green Day" vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong (22) weds Adeline Records co-owner Adrienne Nesser (24) |
2000-12-02 |
Mexican singer Thalia (29) weds co-owner of Casablanca Records Tommy Mottola (51) at St. Patrick |
2012-04-14 |
"Lady Antebellum" singer Dave Haywood (29) weds executive with Warner Bros. Records Kelli Cashiola (30) in Nashville, Tennessee |
Records - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1930-06-13 |
Henry Segrave, British racing driver who held land speed records and the water speed record (b. 1896) |
1975-11-27 |
Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of Records keeper, murdered |
1988-04-12 |
George Rock, Million Selling Records |
1989-11-06 |
Dickie Goodman, creator of "break-in" records (b. 1934) |
1997-10-08 |
Brown Meggs, CEO (Capitol Records), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 66 |
1997-12-27 |
Ewart G Abner Jr, president (Motown Records), dies at 74 |
2001-02-21 |
Malcolm Yelvington, Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records |
2004-02-24 |
Estelle Axton, Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story |
2004-04-19 |
Norris McWhirter, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (b. 1925) |
2005-09-29 |
Barbara Pittman, Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records |
2006-12-14 |
Ahmet Ertegün, co-founder of Atlantic Records (b. 1923) |
2010-05-28 |
Brian Farnon, Million Selling Records |
2014-03-23 |
Dave Brockie, Empire Records |
2016-10-20 |
Phil Chess, Chess Records co-founder, dies aged 95 |
2018-03-06 |
Tower Records founder Russ Solomon dies aged 92 |
