Hockey player Jay McClement

Events in 1983 and 2-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Jay McClement

• Pope John Paul II signs new Roman Catholic code incorporating changes brought about by Second Vatican Council (Jan. 25).
• Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., 50, political rival of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in Manila (Aug. 21).
• South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner bound for Seoul apparently strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter after it had tracked the airliner for two hours; all 269 aboard are killed. (Aug. 30).
• Terrorist explosion kills 237 US Marines in Beirut (Oct. 23).
• US invades Grenada (Oct. 25).

Birthday Jay McClement (2-3) in history

• Day 2-3 year 1836: Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
• Day 2-3 year 1877: Rutherford B. Hayes was declared president by a U.S. electoral commission since the original result was too close to call. He was the only president elected this way.
• Day 2-3 year 1917: Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans gained American citizenship.
• Day 2-3 year 1923: The first issue of Henry Luce's TIME magazine appeared on newsstands.
• Day 2-3 year 1933: King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City.
• Day 2-3 year 1949: Captain James Gallagher completed the first non-stop around the world flight. He completed the 23,452-mile journey in 94 hours, 1 minute.
• Day 2-3 year 1956: Morocco gained independence from France.
• Day 2-3 year 1962: Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA-record 100 points in a basketball game.
• Day 2-3 year 2001: The Taliban began the destruction of ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan.
• Day 2-3 year 2008: Dmitri A. Medvedev, a former aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin who has never held elected office, won the Russian presidential election in a landslide. Putin remained in a position of power, serving as Medvedev's prime minister.