Singer Rapper Beenie Man

Events in 1973 and 22-8

Events in the world in the birth year of Beenie Man

• Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark enter European Economic Community (Jan. 1).
• A ceasefire is signed, ending involvement of American ground troops in the Vietnam War. (Jan. 28).
• US bombing of Cambodia ends, marking official halt to 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia (Aug. 15).
• Chile's Marxist president, Salvadore Allende, is overthrown (Sept. 11); Gen. Augusto Pinochet takes power.
• Fourth and largest Arab-Israeli conflict begins when Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israel as Jews mark Yom Kippur, holiest day in their calendar (Oct. 6). Egypt and Israel sign US-sponsored cease-fire accord (Nov. 11). Background: Arab-Israeli Wars
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hikes oil prices tremendously in retaliation for Western countries' involvement in Yom Kippur War.

Birthday Beenie Man (22-8) in history

• Day 22-8 year 1642: The English Civil War began between supporters of King Charles I and supporters of politician Oliver Cromwell.
• Day 22-8 year 1775: King George III declared the American colonies in open rebellion.
• Day 22-8 year 1846: The United States annexed New Mexico.
• Day 22-8 year 1851: The U.S. yacht America outraced the British Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.
• Day 22-8 year 1902: Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States president to ride in an automobile.
• Day 22-8 year 1910: Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate.
• Day 22-8 year 1989: Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, Calif.
• Day 22-8 year 2003: Alabama's chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for refusing to move a Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse.
• Day 22-8 year 2004: A version of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream was stolen in Norway. Another version had been stolen in 1994.