| 193 | * | In the Balkans, the distinguished soldier Septimius Seversus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1413 | * | Henry V is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey by Thomas Arundel. | Ref: 16 |
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| 1454 | | The city states of Venice, Milan and Florence sign a peace agreement at Lodi, Italy. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1474 | | Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon/Italians. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1538 | | Danish king Christian III enters Schmalkaldische Union. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1555 | * | Marcello Cervini elected Pope Marcellus II. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1609 | | Spain & Netherlands sign 12 Year Resistant Pact. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1621 | | Spain & Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1804 | * | Lewis & Clark: St Louis is officially transferred from Spain to France. Tomorrow, France will transfer St Louis to the United States. (The History Magazine, p.55, May/June, 2003) | |
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| 1808 | * | Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1814 | * | Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1828 | * | Pioneer U.S. Baptist missionary George Dana Boardman, 27, first arrived in Tavoy, Burma, where he afterward established an extensive educational work among the Karen people. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1833 | * | Peterborough, NH opened the first municipally supported public library. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1853 | * | First African American newspaper, The Aliened-American is published in Cleveland. | |
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| 1866 | * | Civil Rights Bill passes over President Andrew Johnson's veto. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1869 | * | Hudson Bay Company cedes it's territory to Canada. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1870 | * | American Anti-Slavery Society dissolves. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1878 | * | First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Government of Canada takes possession of all Hudson Bay Company property. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1905 | * | The first aerial ferry bridge went into operation -- in Duluth, Minnesota. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1909 | * | In Pentecostal history, the first group outbreak of the charismatic gift of tongues occurred in Los Angeles under the leadership of black evangelist William J. Seymour, 38. It marked the beginning of the three-year-long "Azusa Street Revival." | Ref: 5 |
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| 1912 | * | The Boston Red Sox defeated Harvard 2-0 on this, the day that Fenway Park was opened for the first time. Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice, Roger Clemens, and Babe Ruth played ball at Fenway and faced the ‘Green Monster’, the huge wall in left field. Until the Humane Society ordered him to stop, Ted Williams used to take rifle shots at the many pigeons that flew around the stadium. In 1954, a ball thrown to stop a player from making a double out of a single, hit a pigeon in flight. Allegedly, the bird fell to the ground, got up and then flew away to safer territory. The ball deflected right to the second baseman, who put the tag on the runner. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1912 | | Titanic leaves Queenstown Ireland for New York. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1914 | | Tampico incident US ship crew arrested in México. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1917 | * | Russian Soviets call for peace. | Ref: 90 |
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| 1918 | * | Latvia proclaims independence from Russia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1921 | | Russo-Polish conflict ends with signing of the Riga Treaty. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1927 | * | Italy & US anarchists Sacco & Vanzetti given death sentences. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Turkey passes separation of church & state. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | (or 10th) German president Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1933 | * | (Scottsboro Boys) Haywood Patterson found guilty by jury and sentenced to death in the electric chair. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1934 | * | Billie Frechette is arrested at State & Austin Tavern at 416 North State, Chicago, by Melvin Purvis. Dillinger escapes unnoticed. | Ref: 42 |
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| 1944 | * | Pius XII issued the encyclical "Orientalis ecclesiae decus," which sought to foster closer relations between Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Uniat churches. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Atomic Energy Commission formed. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1949 | * | UN International Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel & awards Britain damages. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | | Popular uprising in Bolivia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | | Jomo Kenyatta sentenced to 7 years in Kenya. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | United Nations Charter hearing | Ref: 62 |
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| 1955 | * | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | | Suez Canal cleared for all shipping. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1963 | * | Congress declares Winston Churchill to be the first man made an honorary citizen of the United States | Ref: 4 |
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| 1966 | * | The statue of Winston Churchill is dedicated at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1968 | * | Murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is buried in Atlanta GA. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1968 | * | (Chicago 7) The Chicago Eight are arraigned. | |
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| 1968 | * | Ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Ralph Abernathy elected to head Southern Christian Leadership Conference. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | | German Democratic Republic adopts constitution. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | (Chicago 7) The Chicago Eight are arraigned. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1969 | * | First flight of Concorde 002 (Filton-Bristol). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | | The United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1972 | * | USSR & Iraq sign friendship treaty. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Golda Meir announced her resignation as prime minister of Israel. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1974 | * | President Richard Nixon visits Xenia OH in the aftermath of the tornado. (XDG, 3/2/1984) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1976 | * | US & Russia agreed on the size of nuclear tests for peaceful use. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | | Communist party legally allowed in Spain after 40 years. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Belgium's Marten's government resigns. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands won election to the British Parliament. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1981 | * | US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | DOJ announced charges in the "Pizza Connection" case. FBI Agents and Italian law enforcement officials documented international connections between American and Italian organized crime groups in a large heroin distribution ring. Eighteen men were convicted including five organized crime family leaders. | Ref: 14 |
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| 1988 | * | US imposes economic sanctions on Panama. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Washington DC march supporting 1973 Roe vs Wade decision (allow abortions). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Georgia SSR votes to seceede from the USSR. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted in Miami of eight drug and racketeering charges. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1992 | * | John Major, (Conservative Party) elected Prime Minister of England. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | William O Studeman, becomes deputy director of CIA. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | The Reverend Benjamin Chavis was chosen to head the NAACP, succeeding Benjamin Hooks. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1996 | * | President Clinton signs a line-item veto bill into law. (The US Supreme Court will strike down this law as unconstitutional in 1998.) (XDG, p 4A, 4/09/2002) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1996 | * | Dan Rostenkowski, the once-powerful House Ways and Means chairman, pleaded guilty to two mail fraud charges in a deal that brought with it a 17-month prison term. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1998 | * | The Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. | Ref: 6 |
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| 2001 | * | American Airlines' parent company acquired bankrupt Trans World Airlines, becoming America's No. 1 carrier. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2002 | * | Former Arthur Andersen auditor David B. Duncan pleaded guilty in federal court in Houston to ordering the shredding of Enron documents, and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1682 | * | Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi River and all lands that touch it for France. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1770 | * | Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay, S.E. Coast Australia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1872 | * | S.R. Percy of New York City received a patent for dried milk. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1943 | * | ENIAC Project begun | Ref: 62 |
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| 1959 | * | NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1967 | * | The Boeing 737 makes its inagural flight. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Soyuz 35 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | The long-awaited maiden launch of the space shuttle "Columbia" was scrubbed because of a computer malfunction. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1983 | * | The space shuttle Challenger ended its first mission with a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California | Ref: 5 |
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| 1987 | * | Dikye Baggett became the first person to undergo corrective surgery for Parkinson’s disease. The procedure took place in Nashville, TN. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1990 | * | Microsoft introduces Russian MS-DOS 4.01. | |
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| 1991 | * | Release of Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | STS-59 (Endeavour) launches into orbit. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1241 | | In the Battle of Liegnitz, Mongol armies defeat Poles and Germans. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1388 | | Six hundred Swiss men of Glarus in stunning victory over 6,000 Austrian invaders at Näfels. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1691 | * | French troops occupy Mons. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1731 | * | British Captain Robert Jenkins loses an ear to a band of Spanish brigands, starting a war (10/19/1739) between Britain and Spain: The War of Jenkins' Ear. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1783 | * | Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1831 | * | Robert Jenkins loses an ear, starts war between Britain & Spain. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1847 | * | US General Winfield Scott begins a devastating march to Mexico City which will end on September 14th in triumph. | Ref: 3 |
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| 1859 | | Realizing that France has encouraged the Piedmontese forces to mobilize for invading Italy, Austria begins mobilizing its army. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1864 | * | Battle of Pleasant Hill LA, 2870 casualities. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1865 | * | At Appomattox VA, General Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops), effectively ending the Civil War. Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50,000 survivors will return home as amputees. "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources," Lee tells his troops. Grant allows Rebel officers to keep their sidearms and permits soldiers to keep horses and mules. In May the remaining Confederate forces will surrender. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1865 | * | Federals capture Fort Blakely AL. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1900 | * | British forces route Boers at Kroonstadt, South Africa. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1916 | * | The German army launches its third offensive during the Battle of Verdun. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1917 | * | The Battle of Arras begins as Canadian troops begin a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1917 | * | Germans retreat before British on long front. Bolivia breaks with Germany. | Ref: 38 |
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| 1918 | * | Germans launch second assault of their 1918 offensive (Battle of the Lys) in British sector of Armentieres. | Ref: 38 |
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| 1940 | * | Nazis invade Denmark (Jewish pop. 8,000) and Norway (Jewish pop. 2,000). | Ref: 35 |
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| 1940 | * | German aircraft fly over Copenhagen dropping leaflets announcing that Germany had taken Denmark under its protection due to British plans of aggression; Danish King Christian X broadcasts to the nation that the government had surrendered to Germany. | |
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| 1940 | * | German cruiser Blücher torpedoed/capsizes in Oslofjord Norway, 1,000 die. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forces; the surrender was followed by the notorious "Bataan Death March" which claimed nearly ten-thousand lives. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Exterminations at Chelmno cease. The camp will be reactivated in the spring of 1944 to liquidate ghettos. In all, Chelmno will total 300,000 deaths. | Ref: 35 |
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| 1945 | * | Liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes, kills 360. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | The Red Army is repulsed at the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1945 | * | Battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | South African premier Verwoerd wounded in battle. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | | India & Pakistan engage in border fight. | Ref: 5 |
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| 2003 | * | A statue of Saddam Hussein is toppled in Baghdad by US Marines as Iraqi citizens cheer. (XDG, p 5A, 4/10/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1906 | * | 3rd modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1913 | * | Ebbets Field makes it debut as 12,000 cold fans watch the Phillies beat the Dodgers,1-0. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1925 | * | Babe Ruth rushed to hospital. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Chicago's Cy Wentworth beats Montréal Canadiens at 13:50 of the 6th period. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Tor Maple Leafs sweep NY Rangers in 3 games for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Stanley Cup Montréal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | Jim Roberts hockey: NHL: Montreal Canadiens, SL Blues, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1941 | * | PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | NFL requires players to wear long stockings. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Dodger skipper Leo Durocher is suspended for one year by commissioner Happy Chandler for an assortment of actions deemed detrimental to baseball. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1947 | * | Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced the purchase of the baseball contract that would bring slugger Jackie Roosevelt Robinson to the Dodgers from Montreal. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1950 | * | 14th Golf Masters Championship Jimmy Demaret wins (his 3rd), shooting a 283. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Cincinnati baseball officials said that the National League team wanted to be known as the Redlegs and not the Reds. This was understandable, with the McCarthy Hearings bringing to light the alleged infiltration of Communist reds in the United States in government, politics and entertainment. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1953 | * | Bill Veeck, owner of the St. Lousis Browns knew negotiates the sale of Sportsman's Park to Anheuser-Busch. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1959 | * | Little League mounds are moved back two feet (46 feet) in an effort to protect the batter. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1959 | * | Bill Sharman hits a record 56 consecutive foul shots. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | The Baltimore Orioles turn their 1st triple play (3-6-3) on Opening Day vs the Washington Senators and Richard Nixon is at game becoming the 1st President to see a triple play. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | 13th NBA Championship Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games; this is Celtics' 8th consecutive title. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | 14th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3; this is Celtics' 9th consecutive title. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Keeping an Laotian prince waiting in the White House, President Kennedy opens up the Washington's $23-million dollar D.C. Stadium by tossing the ceremonial first pitch. Despite a rain delay, the chief executive stays for the entire game and enjoys seeing Mickey Vernons' Senators beat the Tigers, 4-1. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1962 | * | 26th Golf Masters Championship Arnold Palmer wins (his 3rd), shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | In the opening ceremonies of the Astrodome, 24 astronauts threw 24 ceremonial first pitches as the Colt 45's become the Houston Astros and begin playing 'Eighth Wonder of the World'. Mickey Mantle hits the first indoor homer ever in an exhibition game with the Astros hosting the Yankees. President Lyndon Johnson was supposed to throw out the first pitch but arrived late. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1965 | * | The first domed stadium opens Harris County Domed Stadium (Astrodome); Mickey Mantle hits 1st home run in a domed stadium. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1965 | * | Cub Billy Williams of Chicago hits four consecutive doubles to helping the Cubs beat the Phillies, 11-3. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1965 | * | Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in seperate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | The Anaheim Angels christened Anaheim Stadium with an exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants clobbered the Halos that day, outscoring them 9-3 before 40,474 in attendance. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1967 | * | 31st Golf Masters Championship Gay Brewer Jr wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Minn's Wayne Connelly is 1st to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Cubs' outfielder Billy Williams hits four consecutive doubles helping the Cubs beat the Phillies, 11-3. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1972 | * | 36th Golf Masters Championship Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | 37th Golf Masters Championship Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | Fustrated owner Ray Kroc apolozies to Padre fans for the team's "stupid baseball playing". During the fast-food tycoon's tirade, a streaker runs across the field. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1978 | * | Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in seperate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | 42nd Golf Masters Championship Gary Player wins it for the third time, shooting a 277. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, & 13-5 (each with a grand slam). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1979 | | Longest doubles ping-pong match of 101 hrs, begins. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Two days prior to the start of the season, the season the Durham Bulls uniforms are stolen. Atlanta's minor league director, Hank Aaron, sends the team a set of used Braves uniforms to wear on the road as the team decides to wear its road uniforms at home. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1980 | * | Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles rookie Fernando Valenzuela makes his first major league hurling a five-hitter beating the Astros, 2-0. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1982 | * | Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | Washington Capitals 2-New York Islanders 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1985 | * | White Sox hurler Tom Seaver makes his 15th opening-day start breaking Christy Mathewson's record. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1987 | * | Wayne Gretsky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ when he scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game, for the 3rd time. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in first round. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Boxer Mike Tyson is accused of striking a parking attendant three times with an open hand outside a Los Angeles nightclub after the attendant asked Tyson to move his Mercedes--Benz out of a spot reserved for the club's owner. The charges are later dropped due to lack of witness cooperation. | Ref: 98 |
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| 1989 | * | 53rd Golf Masters Championship Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283 after Scott Hoch chokes on 18 inch putt. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York's 4-3 loss to Cleveland. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with the Yankees. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | NY Islanders beat NY Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | Astro Glen Davis is hit by a pitch three times, tying a major league record, in a 8-4 opening day loss to the Reds. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1992 | * | Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Florida drops rape charges against New York Mets Gooden, Boston & Coleman. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | At Comiskey, Bo Jackson homers in his return after eighteen months of rehab following his career threatening football injury. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1993 | * | Thanks to a four-run first inning sparked Eric Young's leadoff home run, the Rockies defeat the Expos 11-4 for their first win ever. The crowd of 80,227 at Colorado's Mile High Stadium establishes a new major league Opening Day attendance record. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1995 | * | 59th Golf Masters Championship Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Frank Kucharski of Chester, Connecticut attends his 22nd consecutive Yankee season opener at the stadium. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1997 | * | Cleveland Indians closer Jose Mesa found guilty of rape. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | NFL announces it will give $3 million to CFL & possible "World Classic Bowl". | Ref: 5 |
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| 1999 | * | The Carolina Hurricanes clinch the Southeast Division of the NHL, the team's first division title since 1987. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
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| 2000 | * | The Twins beat the Royals, 13-7, as both teams each hit three consecutive home runs in the same game for the first time in major league history. Ron Coomer, Jacque Jones and Matt Lecroy connect consecutively in the sixth for Minnesota and Carlos Beltran, Jermaine Dye and Hector Carrasco go back-to-back-to-back for Kansas City. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2000 | * | Indian first baseman Jim Thome strikes out five times to tie a major league record. Cleveland prevails posting a 17-4 victory over the Devil Rays. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2000 | * | The 64th Golf Masters Championship Vijay Singh wins with 10-under-par 278. | Ref: 5 |
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| 2001 | * | Pittsburgh's PNC Park makes its major league debut as hometown product, Sean Casey, leads the visiting Reds past the Pirates, 8-2. The Cincinnati first baseman, who hit the first home run at Miller Park three days ago, goes 4-for-4 and again has the honor of hitting the first round tripper in a major league park's history. The bat, which is used to hit both historic homers, is sent the Hall of Fame. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2002 | | (Mt. St. Elias) Seasoned outdoorsman John Griber, searches futilely for the bodies of his companions Aaron Martin and Reid Sanders, before descending to the Mt. St. Elias, Alaska, base camp at 14,500 ft and meeting up with Greg Van Doerston, who was nursing frostbite. (Sports Illustrated, 4/29/2002, p. 56) | |
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| 1667 | | First public art exhibition (Palais Royal, Paris France). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1838 | * | National Galley opens in London. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1894 | * | First performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1914 | | 1st full color film shown "The World, The Flesh & the Devil" (London). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1923 | | Sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman", premieres in Dublin. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | | The novel "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1928 | * | Mae West made her glamorous debut on Broadway in the classic production of Diamond Lil. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1928 | | Eugene O'Neill's "Lazarus Laughed", premieres in Pasadena. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | Singer Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC after she was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra, along with singer Helen O’Connell, recorded Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga for Decca Records. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1950 | * | Bob Hope hosted a Star-Spangled Review on NBC-TV. Hope became the highest-paid performer for a single show on TV. The Star-Spangled Review was a musical special and Bob Hope's first TV appearance. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1950 | * | 4th Tony Awards Cocktail Party & South Pacific win. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | TV Guide publishes their first issue | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy", premieres in Washington DC. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | 34th Academy Awards "West Side Story", Sophia Loren & Max Schell win. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in UK. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | TIME magazine featured a cover with the entire Peanuts gang on this day. It was a good day for Charlie Brown. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1966 | * | Sophia Loren marries married Carlo Ponti in Paris France. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Shortwave broadcaster Radio NY Worldwide's transmitter burns down. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth NYC after 105 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Bob Dylan released the album "Nashville Skyline." | Ref: 70 |
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| 1970 | * | Paul McCartney announces the official break-up of the Beatles. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1971 | * | Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | 44th Academy Awards: "French Connection", Gene Hackman ("French Connection"), Jane Fonda are the big winner. (TWA, 1959) | Ref:77 |
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| 1972 | * | "Sugar" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 506 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | The Swedish pop group Abba made its debut at number one on the American pop charts, as Dancing Queen became the most popular record in the U.S. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1979 | * | 51st Academy Awards "Deer Hunter", Jon Voight & Jane Fonda win. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | 56th Academy Awards "Terms of Endearment", Robert Duvall & Shirley Maclaine win. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | "Dallas" announces it will revive the killed Bobby Ewing character. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | | "Les Miserables", opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (NYC). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | "Capital News" starring Lloyd Bridges premiers on ABC-TV. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | "Redwood Curtain" opens at Neiderlander theater on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Singer Wayne Newton (52) weds attorney Kathleen McCrone (30). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | "Translations" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 25 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 2003 | * | Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, 81, undergoes brain surgery. His recovery will be "surprisingly rapid". (USA Today, p 3D, 5/08//2003) | Ref: 13 |
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| 1598 | * | Johann Crüger German organist/composer/music theorist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1611 | * | Giacomo Maria Predieri composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1627 | * | Johann Kaspar Kerll composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1634 | * | Albertine Agnes princess of Orange-Nassau, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1649 | * | James Scott Duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1716 | * | Johann Georg Zechner composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1717 | * | Georg Matthias Monn composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1738 | * | John Bacon, American clergyman, legislator and judge; advocate of civil and religious liberty, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1754 | * | Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1754 | | Pieter Paulus Dutch lawyer/CEO (National Convention), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1757 | * | Wojciech Boguslawski composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1785 | * | Sibrand Acker Stratingh Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1794 | * | Theobald Böhm flautist/composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1798 | * | Giuditta Pasta [Negri], soprano, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1802 | * | Elias Lönrot folklorist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1806 | * | Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of first transatlantic steamer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1806 | * | Louis count of Barrthyányi premier of Hungary, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1812 | * | Randolph Barnes Marcy Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1887, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1813 | * | Birth of Jane Borthwick, Scottish writer. Together with her sister Sarah, Jane translated many foreign hymns into English, including "My Jesus, As Thou Wilt" and "Be Still, My Soul." | Ref: 5 |
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| 1821 | * | Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1826 | * | Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate commander during the American Civil War, is born. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1826 | * | Thomas Hewson Neill Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1830 | * | Eadweard Muybridge, England, pioneered study of motion, photography, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1835 | * | Leopold II King of Belgians (1865-1909), is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1847 | * | Joseph Pulitzer publisher: St. Louis Dispatch, New York World; died in 1911: his will left $2 million for establishment of school of journalism at Columbia Univ. and a fund which established annual prizes for literature, drama, music and journalism; is born in Mako, Hungary. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1847 | * | Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1847 | * | Francis William Davenport composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1848 | * | Helena Lange German feminist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1850 | * | Herman Zumpe composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1851 | * | C E Arthur Wichmann German/Dutch geologist (Netherlands Indies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1854 | * | Seaborn M Denson composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1855 | * | Gyula Reviczky Hungarian author/poet, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1860 | * | Emily Hobhouse, English reformer and social worker, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1861 | * | Charles Holroyd painter/etcher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1865 | * | Erich Ludendorff, German general during World War I, is born. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1865 | * | Charles Proteus Steinmetz Germany, experiment with AC electricity, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1867 | * | Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, Finland, military hero, Pres (1944-46), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1871 | * | Arthur Fickenscher composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1872 | * | Leon Blum, French politician; first Socialist and Jewish premier of France (1936-37), is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1874 | * | Julius Bittner Austrian composer (Little Violet), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1879 | * | Gerald Festus Kelly artist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1883 | * | Frank King cartoonist: creator of Gasoline Alley cartoon strip; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1883 | * | Renzo Bossi composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1884 | * | Franco Vittadini composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1888 | * | Solomon I "Sol" Hurok, Russian-born American impresario; popularized classical ballet and music in America, is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1888 | * | Leon Blum, Russian-born impresario; popularized classical ballet and music in America, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1888 | * | Florence Smith Price US composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1889 | * | Efrem Zimbalist Rostov on the Don Russia, composer/concert violinist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1891 | * | John Gobau Flemish/Dutch actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1894 | * | Ernest Kanitz composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1895 | * | Mance Lipscomb, Navasota TX, blues musician (Texas Sharecropper), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1895 | * | Michel Simon [Francois], Geneva Switzerland, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1895 | * | Rudolf Kattnigg composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1898 | * | Earl (Curly) Lambeau, American football coach and founder of the Green Bay Packers, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1898 | * | Paul Robeson, American singer, actor and black activist, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1898 | * | Paul Robeson singer: Ol’ Man River; actor: The Emperor Jones, Show Boat, Othello, Porgy and Bess, The Hairy Ape, King Solomon’s Mines, Song of Freedom; died Jan 23, 1976 | Ref: 4 |
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| 1898 | * | Julius Patzak Austrian tenor singer | Ref: 5 |
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| 1898 | * | 78 Paul Robeson 4/9/1898 1/23/1976 American singer, actor and black activist | Ref: 70 |
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| 1900 | * | Allen Jenkins Staten Island NY, actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1902 | | Lord David Cecil is born. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1902 | * | Frantisek Suchy composer [or April 21, 1891], is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | Gregory Pincus inventor (birth control pill), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | Ward (Wardell) Bond, Benkelman, NB, actor (Quiet Man, Fort Apache, Seth-Wagon Train), is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1903 | | Willem Pée Belgian linguist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | Gregory Pincus, the American scientist whose discoveries led to the development of the first birth-control pills , was born. Following his death on Aug. 22, 1967, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays) | Ref: 70 |
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| 1904 | * | Lyle Latell Elma IA, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1905 | * | J. William Fulbright, U.S. senator from Arkansas, is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1906 | * | Antal Dorati Budapest Hungary, conductor (Dressden Opera 1928-29), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1906 | | Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell statesman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1906 | | Hugh Gaitskell is born. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1906 | * | Todd Naylor "Hugh" Gaitskell MP (Labour Party), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1908 | * | Fred Lohse composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1908 | * | Victor Vasarely Hungarian/French painter/author (Op Art), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Domenico Enrici Apostolic Nuncio, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Robert Murray Helpmann, Mount Gambier Australia, actor (Second Time Lucky), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | * | Abraham A Ribicoff (Sen-D-Ct), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | * | Sharon Lynn Weatherford TX, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1911 | * | Lord Deramore architect, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1911 | * | Albert Remy Sevres France, actor (Grand Prix, Gigot, Train), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1914 | | Richard Young CEO (Boosey & Hawkes), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1916 | * | Julian Dash jazz musician: tenor sax: No Soap, Midnight Stroll, Double Shot, Gin Mill Special, Weddin’ Blues, My Silent Love, Long Moan, Creamin’, Goin’ Along; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1917 | * | Vincent O'Brien racehorse trainer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1917 | * | Johannes Bobrowski writer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1918 | * | Jörn Utzon Danish architect (Sydney Opera House), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1919 | * | John Presper Eckert co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | Art Van Damme Norway Mich, jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | David Walker Professor of Law (Glasgow University), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | Alexander Moulton English bicycle designer (folding bicycle), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | F Don Miller Racine WI, Boxing coach (Olympics-1956), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1921 | * | Frankie Thomas, New York NY, actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Gerald Moverley Roman Catholic bishop (Hallam), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Michael Palliser head of British diplomatic service, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Carl Amery writer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1923 | * | Bruno Kiefer composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Harald Heilmann composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | | Michael Richardson vice chairman (N M Rothschild), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | * | Tom Jackson British union leader (Post Office), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | Jack Nichols basketball: Boston Celtics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1926 | * | Graham Hills principal (Strathclyde University, England), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | Lord Fitt MP (Belfast Ireland), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | Michael Ogden QC, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | Harris Wofford (Senator-Republican-PA), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | Hugh [Marston] Hefner Chicago IL, magazine publisher (Playboy), is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1928 | * | Paul Arizin Basketball Hall of Famer: NBA Silver Anniversary Team [1971]; Philadelphia Warriors: led league in scoring [1951-52] [1956-57]; NBA’s fifth player to score over 10,000, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1928 | * | Tom Lehrer songwriter: Vatican Rag, Werner Von Braun, The Old Dope Peddlar, Be Prepared, Lobachevsky, The Masochism Tango, New Math, National Brotherhood Week, I Wanna Go Back to Dixie, We Will All Go Together When We Go, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1928 | * | Brian Cubbon British senior civil servant, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Floyd D Spence (Representative-Republican-SC, 1971- ), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1929 | * | Harvey Lichtenstein, president (Brooklyn Academy of Music), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1929 | * | Michael Learned, actress, is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1931 | * | Martin Rogers director (Farmington Institute for Christian Studies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Bill Gilbert Washington DC, sports author (They Also Served, The Big E), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Jim Fowler Albany Ga, naturalist (Wild Kingdom), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | | Peter Moores. director of Littlewoods, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Carl Perkins (Carl Lee Perkings) singer: Blue Suede Shoes, Your True Love, Honey Don’t, Pink Pedal Pushers, Shine Shine, Cotton Top, Restless; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987; is born in Jackson TN. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1932 | * | Paul Krassner comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine)/founder (Yippies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Peter Moores director (Littlewoods), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov cosmonaut, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Gian Maria VolontŠ Milan Italy, actress (Fistful of Dollars), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Richard Rose Professor of Public Policy (Strathclyde University), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Jean-Paul Belmondo, actor: Casino Royale, The Brain, Is Paris Burning?, Swashbuckler, Le Magnifique, Love and the Frenchwoman, is born in Paris France. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1933 | | Jacques Molicard translator/navigator, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Avery Schreiber, Chicago IL, comedian (My Mother the Car), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Aulis Sallinen composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Michael Somare British foreign affairs minister (Paupa & New Guinea), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Jerzy Maksymiuk composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1937 | * | Valerie Singleton British broadcaster, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1937 | * | Barrington J[ohn] Bayley UK, sci-fi author (Collision Course), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | Michael Learned, Washington DC, actress (Olivia-The Waltons, Nurse), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | Vasily Dmiotriyevich Shcheglov Russian cosmonaut, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1941 | * | Hannah Gordon actress (Oh Alfie), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Galina Koulakova nordic skier (holds 9 world titles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | (Andre) Brandon de Wilde actor: Shane, Hud, In Harm’s Way, The Member of the Wedding, Goodbye My Lady, All Fall Down; is born in Brooklyn NY. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1942 | * | Earl F Hillard (Representative-Democrat-AL), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Galina A Kulakova USSR, nordic skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972, holds 9 world titles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Terry Knight singer: Groups: Terry Knight and the Pack: I Who Have Nothing; founded Grand Funk Railroad: On Time, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1944 | * | Gene Parsons Los Angeles CA, rock drummer (Byrds, Gene Clark Group), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Alden Roche football: Green Bay Packers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1945 | * | Gus Hardin [Carol Ann Blankenship], Tulsa OK, country singer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Nate (Nathan) Colbert baseball: Houston Astros, SD Padres [all-star: 1971-1973], Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1946 | * | Les Gray vocalist (Mud-The Cat Crept In), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Philip Wright rocker (Paper Lace), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Michel Parizeau hockey: NHL: Philadelphia Flyers, SL Blues, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1948 | * | Chico Ryan rocker (Sha Na Na), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1949 | * | Steve Gadd jazz drummer (Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1950 | * | Nathan Cook Phila Pa, actor (Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1950 | * | Kenneth D Cockrell Austin TX, astronaut (STS 56, 69, 80), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | * | Magnar Am composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Hal Ketchum Greenwich NY, country singer (Small Town Saturday Night), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | * | Dennis Quaid Houston TX, actor (Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Ednita Nazario Ponce PR, spanish singer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Severiano (Seve) Ballesteros golf: youngest to win Harry Vardon Trophy [Paris: 1976]; won over thirty major golf tournaments on five continents; 54 PGA European Tour Tournaments, 14 International, 4 others, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1958 | * | Tony Sibson boxer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Dave Innis Bartlesville OK, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | * | Mark Kelly Dublin Ireland, rock keyboardist (Marillion-Real to Reel), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | * | Kirk McCaskill Kapuskasing Ontario Canada, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Freddie Joe Nunn NFL defensive end (Indpls Colts), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Jeff Turner NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | Shane Robinson Adelaide SA, Australasia golfer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Paulina Porizkova Prostejov Czechoslovakia, model/Sports Illustrated swimsuit covergirl, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Hal Morris Fort Rucker AL, infielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Helen Alfredsson Goteborg Sweden, LPGA golfer (1993 Dinah Shore), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Paolo Cane Itaty, tennis star, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Cynthia Nixon actress: Let It Ride, Tanner, The Manhattan Project, Tattoo, Amadeus, is born in New York NY. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1966 | * | Oliver Barnett NFL defensive end (San Francisco 49ers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Graeme Lloyd, Australia, pitcher (New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Janne Ojanen Tampere Finland, hockey forward (Team Finland), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Terry Brands Omaha NE, 125½ lbs/57 kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Tom (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Tom Brands Omaha NE, 136½ lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Terry (Olympics-gold-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Amy Feng Tianjin China, US table tennis player (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Timothy Young Philadelphia PA, rower (Olympics-silver-1996), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Chuck Bradley CFL/WLAF tackle (British Columbia Lions, Barcelona Dragons), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Neal Caloia Torrance CA, free pistol (Olympics-1996), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Olaf Kolzig Johannesburg SAF, NHL goalie (Team Germany, Washington), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Wang Yang youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Oly-1988), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Anthony Redmon NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Austin Peck Hawaii, actor (Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Derwin Gray NFL center (Indpls Colts), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | James Hundon wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Mujaahid Maynard Brooklyn NY, 105½ lbs/48 kg greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Brian DeMarco NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Craig Jones Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Jeff Wilkins kicker (St Louis Rams), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Jeffrey van As soccer player (MVV), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Karen Clark Calgary Alberta, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Ben Bordelon tackle (San Diego Chargers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Kevin Mathis cornerback (Dallas Cowboys), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Sharon Pelletier Madawaska ME, Miss Maine-America (1996), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1979 | * | Keshia Knight Pulliam Newark NJ, actress (Rudy-Crosby), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Kristin Lee Bethesda MD, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | Marston Glenn Hefner son of Hugh Hefner & Kimberley Conrad, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 715 | * | Constantine I Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1024 | * | Benedict VIII [Theophylactus van Tusculum] Pope (1012-24), dies. | Ref: 69 |
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| 1483 | * | Edward IV king of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38. Edward V acceedes to the throne at age 12. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1553 | * | François Rabelais French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1557 | * | Michael Agricola Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1626 | * | Sir Francis Bacon philosopher, writer: The Advancement of Learning, Novum Organum; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1681 | * | Alfonso Marsh composer, dies at 54. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1747 | * | Simon Fraser (Lord Lovat), 12th baron Lovat Jacobite, last man beheaded in England. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1754 | * | Christian Wolff, German philosopher, dies at age 75. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1761 | * | William Law theologian, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1765 | * | Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1793 | * | Ernestus Weinrauch composer, dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1804 | | Jacques Necker fiancier/statesman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1806 | * | Willem V Batavus prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1807 | * | John Opie England, painter/illustrator; Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1821 | * | Felix Maximo Lopez composer, dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1829 | * | Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1850 | * | William Prout physician/chemist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1851 | * | Antoine-Charles Glachant composer, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1852 | * | John Howard Payne actor/playwright (Fair Warning), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1862 | * | George W Johnson US planter/Confederate (Governor-KY), dies at about 50. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1865 | * | Thomas Alfred Smyth Irish/US Union General-Major, dies at 32. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1879 | * | Ernst Friedrich Richter composer, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1882 | * | Dante Gabriel Rossetti poet/pre-Raphaelite painter, dies at 53. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1882 | * | Jules Quicherat French historian/archaeologist (Mélanges), dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1886 | * | Joseph V von Scheffel German writer (Ekkehard), dies at 60. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1893 | * | Disma Fumagalli composer, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1904 | * | Queen Isabella II Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at age 73. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Charles Conder artist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | | Helena Modjeskadied dies. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1916 | * | Vicente Goicoechea Errasti composer, dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1917 | * | Edward Thomas poet, killed in WW I. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Sir Patrick Manson, Scottish physician"Father of tropical medicine", dies at age 77. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1923 | * | Mauritius H Binger director/producer (Living Ladder), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Paul Antonin Vidal composer, dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Sigfrid Karg-Elert composer, dies at 55. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1934 | * | Oskar von Miller, German engineer; founded the Munich Museum of Science and Technology, dies at age 78. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1939 | * | Emilio Serrano y Ruiz composer, dies at 89. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies at age 75. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1944 | * | Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski composer, dies at 59. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is hanged by the Nazis at age 39. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence, anti-Hitler conspirator, dies. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1945 | * | Hans Oster German Major-General/spy, "July 20th plot", hanged. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Hans von Dohnanyi "July 20th plotter", hanged. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Theodor Haecker German cultural philosopher (Mensch?), dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Tornadoes striking West Texas & Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Konrad Friedrich Noetel composer, dies at 43. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Jorge Elecier Gaitán Colombian politician, murdered. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | Sadiq Hidajat Persian writer (Hadji Aga), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | Vilhelm F K Bjerknes Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology, dies at 89. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | * | Philip Greeley Clapp composer, dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Frank Lloyd Wright architect: Pennsylvania’s Falling Water, NYC’s Guggenheim Museum; “No house should be on any hill or on anything, it should be of the hill, belonging to it …”; dies at age 89. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1961 | * | Zog I [Ahmed Zogu] King of Albania (1925-39), dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Juan Belmonte famed bullfighter, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | | Linda Darnell dies. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1966 | * | Sutan Sjahrir premier of Indonesia (1945-47), dies at 57. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | James F. Byrnes, American politician; secretary of state (1945-7), dies at age 92. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1976 | * | Phil Ochs, folk singer, songwriter: There But for Fortune, Doesn’t Lenny Live Here Anymore?, Here’s to the State of Richard Nixon; commits suicide at age 35. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1976 | * | Akio Yashiro composer, dies at 46. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1979 | * | Staats Cotsworth dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Kathleen Burke dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1982 | * | Wilfred Pelletier symph conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 85. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1982 | * | Robert H G Havemann German chemist/dissident, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | Basil Henry Blackwell British publisher, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Jean Mogin Belgian poet, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | Brook Benton (Benjamin Franklin Peay) singer, dies at age 56 of meningitis. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1988 | * | Dave Prater rocker (Sam & Dave), dies in a car crash at 50. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | | John Henry Faulk dies. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1991 | | Maurice Binder title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73 | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Gale McGee Senator (Wyoming, 1959-77), dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Ruth Hammond dies in her sleep at 96. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Wouter Perquin journalist/Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | | Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis Jr Dutch MP (1971-94), dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Keith Watson British comic strip artist (Dan Dare), dies at 59. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Marcel Ichac French alpinist/director (Karakoram), dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Raouf Khayrat Egyptian General-Major, murdered. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, killing seven Israeli soldiers and an American. Hamas and Islamic Jihad claim responsibility. Ref | |
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| 1995 | * | Bob Allison baseball: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1995 | | James Bullock colliery manager, dies at 92. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Author of "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Prizzi's Honor" Richard Condon dies at age 81. (TWA, 1997) | Ref: 95 |
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| 1996 | * | James William Rouse US builder (shopping malls), dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Maisie Fitter editor/conservationist, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Sandy Becker NYC Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Helene Hanff author (84 Charing Cross Road), dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
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| 2001 | * | Willie Stargell, the all-time Pirate career leader in home runs, RBIs and extra base hits dies from kidney problems at the age of 61. After leading the Bucs to the 1979 World Championship, 'Pops', a career .282 hitter, became the oldest player (39) to win a MVP award when he shares the award with Keith Hernandez. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2002 | * | (George Francis) Pat Flaherty auto racer: Indpls 500 winner [1956]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 2002 | * | Palestinian militants killed 13 Israeli soldiers during intense fighting in a refugee camp in Jenin, West Bank. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2003 | * | Vera Zorina (Eva Brigitta Hartwig) dancer, actress: Star-Spangled Rhythm; died April 9, 2003 | Ref: 4 |
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