| 1522 | | Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-General of Netherlands. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1540 | | Emperor Charles V declares all privileges of Gent ended. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1550 | | Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1553 | * | Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1607 | * | The first Anglican (Episcopal) church in the American colonies was established at Cape Henry, VA. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1623 | * | 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1624 | * | Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu chief minister of the Royal Council of France. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1644 | * | Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China & flees Peking. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1670 | * | Emilio Altieri is elected Pope Clement X. | Ref: 69 |
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| 1701 | * | Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1706 | * | Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1707 | * | English/Scottish parliament accept Act of Union, form Great Britain. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1793 | | Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1805 | * | Aaron Burr arrives in Pittsburgh. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1845 | * | Macon B Allen & Robert Morris Jr, first blacks to open law practice. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1851 | * | First U.S. college to accept students of all races and religions opens in NY Cooper Union College. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1853 | * | Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1856 | * | Yokut Indians repel a second attack by the 'Petticoat Rangers,' a band of civilian Indian fighters at Four Creeks, CA. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1857 | * | Headquarters for the US Army, Division of the Pacific, is permanently established at the Presidio. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1861 | * | Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from the Union. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1864 | * | Theta Xi, a professional fraternity, was founded -- in Troy, NY. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1879 | * | Electric arc lights were used for the first time -- in Cleveland, OH. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1886 | | First public Dutch electricity opens. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1894 | * | Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1898 | * | (Haywood Trial) Union miners plant 60 boxes of dynamite beneath the world's largest concentrator, owned by the Bunker Hill Mining Company in Wardner, Idaho, and at 2:35 p.m. light the fuse, destroying the concentrator and several nearby buildings. Governor Steunenberg calls upon President McKinley to send federal troops to suppress the unrest. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1899 | * | When their demand that only union men be employed was refused, members of the Western Federation of Miners dynamited the $250,000 mill of the Bunker Hill Company at Wardner, Idaho, destroying it
completely. President McKinley responded by sending in black soldiers from Brownsville, Texas with orders to round up thousands of miners and confine them in specially built "bullpens." | Ref: 59 |
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| 1901 | * | Anti semitic riot in Budapest. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1905 | * | 2" rain falls in 10 minutes in Taylor TX. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | * | Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1912 | * | 108º F (42º C), Tuguegarao Philippines (Oceania record). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | * | Netherlands returns to gold standard. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | France & US reach accord on repayment of WWI. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1927 | * | Construction of the Spirit of St Louis is completed. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | | North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | | Telephone connection England-Australia goes into service. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | The Navigators trace their origin to this date, when founder Dawson Trotman began the work in San Pedro, CA. In 1943, this evangelical mission was formally incorporated, and is headquartered today in Colorado Springs, CO. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | Whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands & Vichy-France. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | | Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | 28 former Japanese leaders were indicted as war criminals. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | Giovanni Gronchi elected President of Italy. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | First military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | UNIVAC, the electronic computer that was the size of a house, actually picked four out of six winners at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. The electronic brain set a record for right choices in horse races. Of course, the winners all paid 2-1 or even odds, so it didn’t win much. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1964 | * | Princess Irene marries Spanish Prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | | Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | President Richard Nixon announced he was releasing edited transcripts of secretly made White House tape recordings related to the Watergate scandal. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1975 | | Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | | Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | British Aerospace forms. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | Truck driver Peter Sutcliffe admitted in a London court to being the "Yorkshire Ripper," the killer of 13 women in northern England during a five-year period. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1982 | * | Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | Harold Washington was sworn in as the first black mayor of Chicago. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1986 | * | The nurse of Ethel Durkin (murdered by Eberling, Sam Sheppard's former window washer) says Eberling told her he killed Marilyn Sheppard. Eberling denies making the statement. (Ref:Dayton Daily News, 01/30/00, p 6A) | |
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| 1986 | * | 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Halley's comet returns to perihelion (the point in its orbit where it is nearest to the sun). | Ref: 10 |
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| 1987 | * | Japan's premier Nakasone visits the US. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | 2nd government of Lubbers falls. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | | (Berlin Wall) Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Croatia declares independence. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Washington eases trade embargo by allowing commercial sales to Vietnam that meet basic human needs, lifts restrictions on projects by American non-governmental and non-profit groups, and allows establishment of telecommunications links with Vietnam. | Ref: 41 |
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| 1992 | * | (King) (3:15PM) Jury acquits Koon, Wind, and Briseno of all charges. Jury is unable to reach verdict on one charge against Powell. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1992 | * | (King) (5:00PM) Rioting begins in Los Angeles. When it is over, 53 people are dead, over 7,000 people arrested, and more than $1 billion in property damage is sustained. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1993 | * | Britain's Queen Elizabeth II announces that for the first time tours of Buckingham Palace would be opened to tourists to help raise money fior the repairs at fire-damaged Windsor Castle. (XDG, p 6A, 4/29/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1994 | | Israel & PLO sign economic accord. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the terror of ethnic massacres in Rwanda pour into Tanzania. (XDG, p 4A, 4/29/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1995 | * | Longest sausage ever, at 2877 miles, made in Kitchener Ontario Canada. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Former CIA Director William Colby was missing and presumed drowned after an apparent boating accident in Maryland. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1997 | | A worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons went into effect. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1997 | * | Staff Sgt. Delmar Simpson, a drill instructor at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, was convicted of raping six female trainees. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1998 | * | The US, Canada and Mexico agreed to eliminate tariffs on items accounting for $1B in trade at a meeting in Paris on NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement). (XDG, p 6A, 4/29/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1998 | | Israelis began marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of their country (although according to the Gregorian calendar, the anniversary fell on May 14th). (XDG, p 6A, 4/29/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1999 | * | Yugoslavia files World Court cases against 10 alliance members, including the US, claiming their bombing campaign breeched international law. (XDG, p 4A, 4/29/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1999 | | The Reverend Jesse Jackson arrives in Belgrade on a mission to win freedom for three American POWs held by Yugoslavia. (XDG, p 4A, 4/29/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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| 2000 | * | Tens of thousands of angry Cuban-Americans marched peacefully through Miami's Little Havana, protesting the raid in which armed federal agents yanked 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez from the home of relatives. | Ref: 64 |
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| 2002 | * | A year after the loss of a seat it had held for over 50 years, the United States won election to the U.N. Human Rights Commission. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2003 | * | Pakistani authorities announce the capture of Waleed bin Attash, accused of playing a lead role in the September 11 attacks. (XDG, p 4A, 4/29/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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| 2003 | * | The Palestinian parliament approved Mahmoud Abbas as prime minister, clearing the final obstacle to the launch of a U.S.-backed "road map" to peace. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1715 | * | John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1749 | | Benjamin Franklin becomes first person to cook with electricity-a turkey. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1805 | * | Lewis & Clark: Proceeding into what is now Montana – farther west than any white men had ever gone on the Missouri – they are astounded by the wildlife: herds of buffalo numbering up to 10,000, and other game "so plenty and tame," John Ordway writes, "that some of the party clubbed them out of their way." (The men are eating 9 pounds of buffalo meat a day.) Also on this day, past the mouth of the Yellowstone River, Lewis and another hunter kill an enormous bear – a grizzly, never before described for science. At first, Lewis believes that Indian accounts of the bears' ferocity were exaggerated, but in the days to come, as grizzly after grizzly chases the men across the Plains and prove nearly impossible to kill, he writes that the "curiosity of our party is pretty well satisfied with respect to this animal." | Ref: 65 |
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| 1813 | * | A patent for rubber was given to J.F. Hummel of Philadelphia, PA. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1905 | * | Pierre de Brazza lands in Libreville Gabon. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1913 | * | Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1985 | * | 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | STS-31 (Discovery 10) lands. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Astronaut Jerry Linenger and cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev went on the first U.S.-Russian space walk. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1999 | * | Windows 2000 Beta 3 released to testers. | Ref: 80 |
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| 1091 | | Battle at Monte Levunium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1289 | | Qala'un, the Sultan of Egypt, captures Tripoli. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1429 | * | Joan of Arc enters the besieged city of Orleans to lead a victory over the English. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1628 | | Sweden & Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1636 | | Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1661 | | Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1672 | * | King Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1781 | * | French fleet occupies Tobago. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1781 | * | French fleet stops Britain from seizing the Cape of Good Hope. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1856 | | Peace between England & Russia. End of Crimean War. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1858 | | Austrian troops invade Piedmont. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1859 | * | As the French army races to support them and the Austrian army mobilizes to oppose them, 150,000 Piedmontese troops invade Piedmontese territory. The Italian Campaign of 1859. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1862 | * | 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, MS. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1862 | * | Forts Philip and Jackson surrender to Admiral Farragut outside New Orleans. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1862 | * | New Orleans falls to Union forces during Civil War. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1863 | * | Battle of Chancellorville VA (Fredericksburg, Wilderness Tavern). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1864 | * | Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry AR begins. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1916 | * | British force of 9000 men, under Gen. Townshend, besieged in Kut-el-Amara, surrenders to Turks. | Ref: 38 |
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| 1916 | * | Irish nationalists set the post office on fire in Dublin. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1916 | * | The Easter uprising in Dublin collapsed as Irish nationalists surrendered to British authorities. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1918 | * | America's WWI Ace of Aces, Eddie Rickenbacker, scores his first victory with the help of Captain James Norman Hall. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1924 | | Open revolt breaks out in Santa Clara, Cuba. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1940 | * | Norwegian King Haakon & government flees to England. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Japanese troops march into Lashio, cut off Burma Road. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Dietrich Bonhöffer arrested by Nazi's. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | US 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | RCN destroyer Athabaskan sinks in the English Channel, after receiving hits from German destroyers. | |
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| 1945 | * | Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun and designated Admiral Karl Doenitz his successor. | Ref: 35 |
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| 1945 | * | The U.S. 7th Army liberates Dachau concentration camp | Ref: 35 |
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| 1945 | * | Venice & Mestre are captured by the Allies. The German Army in Italy surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1945 | * | First food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Japanese army evacuates Rangoon. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Australian government announces it will send troops to Vietnam. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | 50,000 US & South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | The U.S. embassy in Vietnam is evacuated as North Vietnamese forces fight their way into Saigon. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1975 | * | The last U.S. citizens were airlifted out of Saigon; last American combat death. | Ref: 41 |
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| 1892 | * | Charlie Reilly is baseball's first pinch hitter. He strikes out. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1898 | * | Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Chance debuts in 16-2 win vs. Louisville. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1901 | * | 27th Kentucky Derby Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1913 | * | Wearing the uniforms of the White Sox, the Reds lose to the Cubs, 7-2. The team forgot to pack uniforms and had to don those of their opponents' crosstown rivals. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1918 | * | Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | | First official International Weightlifting Federation Champion (Tallinn Estonia). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Future Yankee starter, schoolboy Bump Hadley, throws a perfect game against the Hadley-Lynn team of Massachusetts. The Mercersburg Academy standout will strike out 26 of the 27 batters he faces. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1930 | * | In seven major league games an average of over 17 runs a game are scored. After the dust settles 123 players cross the plate. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1931 | * | Indian hurler Wes Ferrell no-hits St. Louis Browns, including his brother Rick, 7-0. The pitching star also provided offense knocking in four runs with a double and a home run. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1933 | * | Senator catcher Luke Sewell tags out two Yankees runners trying to score on the same play. Lou Gehrig and Dixie Walker are the victims at home plate. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1934 | * | Pittsburgh becomes the last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1936 | * | Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 in the first pro baseball game ever played in Japan. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1941 | * | The Boston Bees agreed to rename the National League team the Braves, the name they used prior to 1935. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1948 | * | Cardinal relief pitcher Ted Wilks loses his first game in 77 consecutive appearances dating back to September 8,1945. He was 12-0 during the streak which included four starts. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1952 | * | Cleveland outfielder Jim Fridley is 6-for-6 as the Indians soundly beat the Philadelphia A's, 21-9. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1953 | * | Braves' first baseman Joe Adcock is the first player to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1953 | * | Little-Bigger League changes its name to the Babe Ruth League. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1956 | * | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Ted Williams becomes the tenth major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1962 | * | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Flyers 4-Islanders 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | In a game which lasts only one-hour and thirty-three minutes, the Cardinals tie a franchise record for the quickest nine-inning game played in their history. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1979 | * | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Bradford G. Corbett sells majority interest in the Texas Rangers to H.E. (Eddie) Chiles. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1981 | * | Phillie lefty Steve Carlton reaches the 3000 strikeout career mark when he K's Expo Tim Raines enroute to a 6-2 victory over Montreal. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1982 | * | Québec Nordiques 2-New York Islanders 5-Semifinals-Islanders hold 2-0 lead. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1985 | * | Tony Tubbs outpoints Greg Page to win the WBA heavyweight boxing championship in Buffalo NY. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1985 | * | Texas Ranger Larry Parrish hits three homers as Texas beats the Yankees, 7-5, at Arlington Stadium. It is the fourth time in his career for Parrish to accomplish the feat and he becomes the fifth player in major league history to do it in both leagues. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1985 | * | George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees, fired manager Yogi Berra. Berra was canned after only 16 games into the young baseball season. In his place, Steinbrenner brought Billy Martin back ... for the fourth time. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1986 | * | Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens breaks the major league record by striking out 20 Mariners in nine innings, including tying a AL mark with eight consecutive K's. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1987 | * | In an 8-4 win over Giants, Cub outfielder Andre Dawson provides much of the offense as he hits for the cycle. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1988 | * | Thanks to a combined four-hitter by Mark Williamson and Dave Schmidt, the Orioles win their first game of season beating White Sox, 9-0. Baltimore's record is now 1-21 | Ref: 1 |
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| 1990 | * | Deciding not to go on the disabled list, Dan Quisenberry retires as the all-time American League save leader with 238. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1994 | * | With Montreal defeating the Pirates, 3-2, Expo rookie Kirk Rueter becomes the first major league pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela (1981) to start his career with a 10-0 record. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1995 | * | Royals' John Nunnally hits a HR in his first at bat becoming 73rd major leaguer to accomplish the feat. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1995 | * | The The Colorado Rockies defeat the Houston Astros, 2-1, in Houston and claim sole possession of first for the first time in club history. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1996 | * | Exactly 12 years after he gained his first save as a Red, Mets' reliever John Franco becomes the first left-hander to record 300 saves. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1997 | * | Each Angel outfielder throws out a Red Sox runner in a 5-4 California victory. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1997 | * | Royals' Chili Davis becomes 75th major leaguer to hit 300 HRs. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1998 | * | David Hempleman-Adams becomes first man to scale all high mountains and reach North & South poles. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1999 | * | Tom Schieffer resigns as the Texas Rangers President. | Ref: 86 |
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| 2000 | * | The Pirates and Reds combine to tie a major league record in Cincinnati's 6-5 victory by hitting a total of five sacrifice flies. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2000 | * | For the first time in seven tries, the Giants win at Pacific Bell Park as San Francisco becomes the first franchise to lose six games to start a season in a newly constructed ballpark. Barry Bonds' eighth inning HR proves to be the difference in a 2-1 victory over the Expos. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2000 | * | Lennox Lewis KO's Michael Grant in the second round at Madison Square Garden in NY to retain his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. | Ref: 64 |
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| 2004 | * | US District Judge John Heyburn II rules that the 130-year-old Kentucky Horseracing Authority's rule against jockeys wearing advertising on their uniforms violates the First Amendment right of free speech. Jockeys may now wear advertising. (XDG, p 2B, 4/30/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1784 | * | Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1852 | | The first edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus is published. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1912 | | Frank Wedekind's "Tod und Teufel", premieres in Berlin. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | | The film All Quiet on the Western Front, based on Erich Maria Remarque's novel Im Western Nichts Neues, premiers. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1936 | * | Worlds first television interview-with actress Peggy O'Neal. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1940 | | First radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night", premieres in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | | Noël Coward's "Present Laughter", premieres in London. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher began its TV and radio run on NBC-TV and Mutual radio. Fisher, a popular performer, was seen and heard on more TV and radio stations in 1954 than any other entertainer. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1954 | * | Ernest Borgnine made his network television debut in Night Visitor on Ford Theatre on NBC-TV. The versatile film (Marty) star would later become a sitcom sensation in McHale’s Navy with comedian Tim Conway on CBS and, later, as a helicopter owner in Airwolf. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1960 | * | Dick Clark told a House of Representatives investigating committee looking into the payola scandal that he, the host of American Bandstand, never took payola for records featured on his daily TV show. Clark would, however, relinquish rights to music publishing that he owned. The value of those rights, Clark indicated 30 years later, amounted to about $80 million. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1961 | * | ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | * | Tenor Luciano Pavarotti makes opera debut in "La Boheme"at Reggio Emilia, Italy. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1962 | * | 16th Tony Awards Man For All Seasons & How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying win. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Aretha Franklin releases "Respect". | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | "Hair" made its way from Greenwich Village to to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway. The show certainly opened eyes. It was the first time that actors appeared nude in a Broadway musical. Hair ran for 1,844 shows on and off Broadway. It was even more successful in its London run later. Big songs from the show: Hair (The Cowsills) and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The 5th Dimension). | Ref: 4 |
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| 1969 | * | Sir Duke, Duke Ellington, celebrated his 70th birthday. He was honored with the presentation of the Medal of Freedom, the U.S. government’s highest civilian honor. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1969 | * | "Trumpets of the Lord" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | | Bill Graham closes down the Fillmore & Fillmore East. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Phil Donahue’s TV show was on the move. Donahue was moving to Chicago, IL, where it would remain until 1985. The show was originally based in Dayton, OH. Following more than a decade in the Windy City, the show again moved, this time to New York City. During its stay in Chicago, Donahue earned nine Emmy Awards. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1982 | * | 17th Academy of Country Music Awards Alabama, Barbara Mandrell win. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 17 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | Burt Reynolds & Loni Anderson marry. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 48 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | "March of Falsettos & Falsettoland" premieres at John Golden Theater NYC for 487 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | 27th Academy of Country Music Awards Garth Brooks. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Sheena Easton collapses on stage while performing in "Man of LaMancha". | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | "Rent", opens at Nederlander Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | "Candide", opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 103 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1998 | * | 15th Miss Hawaiian Tropic crowned | Ref: 5 |
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| 1584 | * | Melchior Teschner composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1636 | * | Esaias Reusner composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1642 | * | Christian Weise German writer (Niederländische Bauer), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1660 | * | Matthias Henriksen Schacht composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1667 | * | John Arbuthnot Scottish writer (Alexander Pope), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1727 | * | Jean-Georges Noverre French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1745 | * | (US Supreme Court Justice) Oliver Ellsworth 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1771 | * | Matthaus Stegmayer composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1780 | * | Charles Nodier French writer (La fée aux miettes), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1783 | * | David Cox English painter (Treatise on landscape painting), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1806 | * | Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben Austria, physician/philosopher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1808 | | Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch German politician/reformer [or 1883], is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1815 | * | Abram Duryee Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1818 | * | Alexander II Tsar of Russia (1855-81), is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1830 | * | Adolph Sutro, San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1834 | * | Birth of Joseph H. Gilmore, American Baptist clergyman and Hebrew instructor. He is better remembered today, however, as author of the hymn: "He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought." | Ref: 5 |
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| 1842 | * | Karl Millöcker Austria conductor/composer (Beggar Student), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1854 | * | Jules Henri Poincaré France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1855 | * | Anatol K Liadov Russian composer (Bewitched Lake), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1855 | * | Edmund van der Straeten composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1857 | * | Edouard Rod France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1857 | * | Frantisek Ondricek composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1860 | * | Lorado Taft US, sculptor (Black Hawk), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1862 | * | Vittorio Mario Vanzo composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1863 | * | William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher, is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1871 | * | Louis William Stern German/US philosopher (Intelligence of Children), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1872 | * | Eyvind Alnaes composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1873 | * | Alida J M Tartaud-Klein actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1875 | * | Rafael Sabatini, Italian author (Scaramouche, Captain Blood), is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1877 | * | Tad Dorgen, cartoonist and columnist, is born. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1879 | * | Sir Thomas Beecham England, composer, founded London Philharmonic, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1882 | * | Hendrik N Werkman painter/printer/resistance fighter (Hot printing), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1885 | * | Wallingford Riegger Albany GA, composer (Bacchangle), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1885 | * | Egon E Kisch Czechoslovakia, writer/journalist (Rasende Reporter), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1893 | * | Harold C Urey Ind, physicist (Nobel 1934); discovered deuterium, is born in Walkerton IN. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1893 | * | Elisaveta Bagrjana [Beltsheva], Bulgaria, poet, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1894 | * | Paul Hörbiger Budapest Hungary, actor (Liebelei), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1895 | * | Malcolm Sargent English conductor (Promenade Concerts), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Jacques Leon Wolfe composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Walter Mehring writer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1899 | * | Jazz legend Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington is born in Washington D.C. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1899 | * | Karl Yngve Skold composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1899 | * | Natalie Talmadge actress (Our Hospitality), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1901 | * | Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1901 | * | George Osborne Sayles historian, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1902 | * | Theodore Chanler composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | Frank Parker New York NY, singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1904 | * | Russ Morgan Scranton PA, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1904 | | Enrico Mattei Italian oil magnate, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1907 | * | Fred Zinnemann Vienna Austria, movie director (From Here to Eternity, Day of the Jackal, Julia), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1907 | * | Tino Rossi Ajaccio France, singer (Deux Amours, Marlene), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1908 | * | Jack [Stewart] Williamson US, sci-fi author (Firechild, Golden Blood, Cometeers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1908 | * | Philippe Brun jazz trumpeter, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Daniel Raphael Mayer journalist/resistance leader, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Tom Ewell [S Yewell Tompkins] Owensboro KY, actor (Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch, Adam's Rib), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | * | John Beavan newspaper editor, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1912 | * | Richard Carlson, Albert Lea MN, actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1912 | * | Italo Valenti Italian sculptor, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1912 | * | Terence de Vere White novelist/critic, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1913 | * | Jack Alexander Bently trombonist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1913 | * | Thomas Chalmers broadcaster, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1914 | * | Ewan Roberts Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pvt Benjamin), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1915 | * | Donald Mills singer (Mills Brothers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1919 | * | Celeste Holm New York NY, actress (Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | Edward Blishen writer teacher/broadcaster, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | Harold Samuel Shapero Lynn MA, composer (9 Minute Opera), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1921 | * | Cornelis de Jager Dutch astronomer (Sun), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | George Allen football coach (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Parren J Mitchell (Representative-Democrat-MD, 1971- ), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Tommy Noonan Bellingham WA, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Toots [Jean] Thielemans Belgian/US jazz musician/composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1923 | * | Irvin Kershner Philadelphia PA, director (Never Say Never Again), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1923 | * | Maxine Audley London, actress (Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Al Balding Toronto Ontario Canada, Canadian Tour golfer (Québec Open-1952), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Renée Jeanmaire Paris France, dancer (Hans Christian Anderson), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Renee Marcelli 'Zizi' Jeanmaire, actress, dancer, is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1925 | * | Ab Abspoel Dutch actor/director (Surprise Attack, Elevator), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | * | Danny Davis (George Nowland) Grammy Award-winning bandleader: group: Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass: Best Country Instrumental Performance [1969]; Country Music Awards Instrumental Group of the Year [1969 1974], is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1926 | * | Carie Meek (Representative-Democrat-FL), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1927 | * | Dorothy Manley England, 100 meter sprint (Olympics-silver-1948), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1927 | * | Betsy Ancker-Johnson physicist/auto company exec, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Mickey (Maurice Joseph ‘Maury’) McDermott baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, NY Yankees [World Series: 1956], KC Athletics, Detroit Tigers, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1928 | * | Big Jay McNeely rocker, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Carl Gardner Tyler TX, rock vocalist (Coasters-Searchin), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1929 | * | [John] Jeremy Thorpe British MP (Liberal), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1929 | * | Peter Joshua Sculthorpe composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1929 | * | Vaclav Kucera composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1929 | * | Walter Kempowski German writer (Tadellöser & Wolff), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | (Anthony James) Lonnie Donegan folk singer, musician: guitar, banjo: Rock Island Line, Gambling Man, Cumberland Gap, Lost John, Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour [On the Bedpost Overnight]; died Nov 3, 2002 | Ref: 4 |
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| 1931 | * | Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | William Ball actor (Suburban Commando), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Alexei A Gubarev cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | King Hu film director, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Keith Baxter South Wales, actor (Barretts at Wimpole Street), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Darijan Bozic composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Raymond Earl Hill saxophonist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Rod [Marvin] McKuen Oakland CA, singer/composer (Alone, Beatsville), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1934 | * | Luis Aparicio (Luis Ernesto Montiel) Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop: Chicago White Sox [AL Rookie of the Year: 1956/all-star: 1958-1962, 1970/World Series: 1959], Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972/World Series: 1966], Boston Red Sox; shortstop records: most games [2,581], assists [8,016], chances [12,564], double plays [1,553]; stole over 50 bases three straight seasons leading league in steals 9 consecutive times, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1934 | * | Pedro Pires premier (Cape Verde, 1975-91), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Len Weinrib New York NY, comedian (Spike Jones Show), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Otto M Zykan composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | April Stevens (Carol Lo Tempio) singer: Deep Purple, Whispering, Stardust, is born in Niagara Falls NY. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1936 | * | Lane Smith Memphis TN, actor (Perry-Lois & Clark, Chiefs, Nathan-V), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Richard Lynch actor (Xavier-Battlestar Galactica), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Zubin Mehta Bombay India, conductor (New York Philharmonic), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Jacob Rothschild English banker/multi-millionaire, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1937 | * | Jean Gauthier hockey: NHL: Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins | Ref: 4 |
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| 1941 | * | Jonah Barrington British World champion squash player (1966-73), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Galina Kulakova US, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1972), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Klaus Voorman rock bassist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Duane Allen Taylortown TX, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Jim Hart Evanston IL, NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Benedikte Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell [Montgomery] singer (Ain't No Mountain High Enough), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Hugh Hopper rocker (Soft Machine), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Richard Warwick actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Franc Roddam director (K2, Bride, Aria, Quadrophenia), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | John Waters Baltimore MD, director (Hairspray), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Tommy James singer (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Jim Ryun US, 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile (Olympic-silver-1968), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Johnny Miller golfer (1974 PGA Player of the Year), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Reb Brown Los Angeles CA, actor (Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1949 | * | Francis Rossi musician: guitar, singer: group: Status Quo: LPs: Picturesque Matchstickable, Piledriver, Hello, On the Level, Blue for You, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1949 | * | Anita Dobson England, actress (Annie Watts-EastEnders), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1949 | * | Eddie Hart US, 100 meter runner (Olympics-1972), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1949 | * | Susan Pratt actress (Barbara Montgomery-All My Children, Claire Ramsey-Guiding Light), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | [Ralph] Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis NC, NASCAR driver/"The Intimidator", is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | * | Nora Dunn, Chicago IL, comedienne (Saturday Night Live, Miami Blues, Working Girl), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | * | Deborah Van Valkenburgh Schnectady, actress (Too Close for Comfort), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Dale Earnhardt auto racer (6-time NASCAR national champion), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin Kirya Russia, cosmonaut (STS 71, TM-27), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | * | Bill Paxon (Representative-Republican-NY), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | * | Deborah Iyall rocker (Romeo Void), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | Jerry Seinfeld comedian/actor (Seinfeld), is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1955 | * | Kate Mulgrew Dubuque IA, actress (Captain Janeway-Star Trek Voyager, Heartbeat, Kate Loves a Mystery), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | Ron Verlin rocker (Shooting Star), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Michelle Pfeiffer Midway City CA, actress (Married to the Mob), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Daniel Day-Lewis Academy Award-winning actor: My Left Foot [1989]; The Unbearable Lightness of Being, In the Name of the Father, Age of Innocence, Gandhi, A Room with a View, is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1957 | * | Richie C Robertson rock bassist/vocalist (Fabulous Poodles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Daniel Day-Lewis Academy Award-winning actor: My Left Foot [1989]; The Unbearable Lightness of Being, In the Name of the Father, Age of Innocence, Gandhi, A Room with a View | Ref: 4 |
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| 1958 | * | Eve Plumb Burbank, actress (Jan-Brady Bunch, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Michelle Pfeiffer Santa Ana CA, actress (What Lies Beneath, Up Close & Personal, Ladyhawke, Married to the Mob, Grease 2), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Simon Edwards rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Daniel Day-Lewis England, actor (Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | Joseph Guzaldo Chicago IL, actor (Stir Crazy), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | Gerard Joling Dutch singer (Love is in Your Eyes), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | William Lee Glasson Jr Fresno CA, PGA golfer (1985 Kemper Open), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Bruce Driver Toronto Ontario Canada, NHL defenseman (New York Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Dieter Hegen Kaufbeuren Germany, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Robert Druppers runner (world record 1 km indoor), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Reggie Miller NBA player (Indiana Pacers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | John VanderWal Grand Rapids MI, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Curtis Joseph Keswick Ontario Canada, NHL goalie (Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg Kirkland WA, rower/twin sister of Mary (Olympics-4th-92, 96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Mary McCagg Kirkland WA, rower/twin sister of Elizabeth (Olympics-4th-92, 96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Rachel Williams Greenwich Village NY, model (Absolut Vodka, Elle), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Browning Nagle NFL quarterback (New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Carnie Wilson Los Angeles CA, rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips-Hold On), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Arthur Marshall NFL wide receiver (New York Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Uma (Karuna) Thurman, Boston MA, actress (Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Andre Agassi Las Vegas NV, tennis star (Olympics-gold-96, US Open-1994 & 1999, Wimbledon-1992), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Arnaud Briand hockey forward (Team France 1998), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Derrick Frazier NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | J R Phillips West Covina CA, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Leuea Tagoai CFL defensive end (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Mark McMillian NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | William Martin III Charleston SC, Finnish yachter (Olympics-23rd-1996), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Sterling Hitchcock Fayetteville NC, pitcher (New York Yankees, Sea Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Gwendolyn Wentland Flint MI, high jumper, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Alana Blahoski ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | John Macready Los Angeles CA, gymnast (Olympics-5th-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | * | God Shammgod NBA guard (Washington Wizards), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | * | Nayla Micherif Miss Brazil-Universe (1997), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Mike Bryan Oxnard CA, tennis star (USTA National 18 doubles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Aurelia Clasina Lucia Wildeboer daughter of Pieter & Mirtle | Ref: 5 |
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| 852 | * | Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon bishop, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1380 | * | Saint Catherine of Siena, Italian Dominican tertiary, mystic and patron Saint of Italy, dies at age 33. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1499 | * | John IV Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1535 | * | John Houghton, English, executed. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1676 | * | Michiel A de Ruyter Dutch Rear-Admiral, (Newport), killed at 69. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1699 | * | Samuel Apostool vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at 50. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1707 | * | George Farquhar, English dramatist, dies. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1712 | * | Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles composer, dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1768 | * | Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist, dies at age 73. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1813 | * | Christian Danner composer, dies at 55. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1827 | * | Rufus King, American founding father; helped frame the Constitution, dies at age 72. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1836 | * | Simon Kenton dies and is buried near his home in Zanesville OH. | Ref: 60 |
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| 1841 | * | A Bertrand writer, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1864 | * | Charles-Julien Brianchon, French mathematician (Brianchon's theorem), dies at age 80. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1871 | * | John Gelinde van Blom Fries notary/author, dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1905 | * | Ignacio Cervantes composer, dies at 57. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1918 | * | Gavrilo Princip Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Henrich Federer Switzerland, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Leroy Carr rocker, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | | Florentinus M Wibaut Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1937 | * | William Gillette, American playwright and actor; portrayed Sherlock Holmes, dies at age 84. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1937 | * | Wallace Hume Carothers, American chemist; developed nylon, dies at age 41. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1943 | * | Joseph Achron Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Karl Adrian Wohlfart composer, dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Sidney A K Keyes English poet (Foreign Gate), dies at 20. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Billy Bitzer, American motion-picture cameraman, dies at age 70. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1947 | * | Irving Fisher US economist, dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | Jules Verstraete [Julien G de Graef] actor (Boefje), dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born English philosopher, dies at age 62. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1952 | * | Death of Samuel M. Zwemer, 85, American Dutch Reformed missionary. Serving in Egypt between 1890-1905, Zwemer helped found the Arabian Mission in 1888 and authored over 50 volumes during his life -- many in Arabic. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Moïse Kisling Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | | Ernst Heldring Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | Nemesio Otano y Eugenio composer, dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Otallo Morales composer, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | Albert Saverys Flemish painter, dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Eugene O'Brien actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Anthony Mann US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Frankie Lymon rocker (& Teenagers), dies of a drug overdose at 25. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Ntare V deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Manfred Gurlitt composer, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Charles McMahon Jr US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Darwin Judge USMC-corporal, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Viet. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Michael John Shea USMC-Lieutenant/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | William Craig Nystul USMC Captain, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Viet. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | * | Wilhelm Maler composer, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1979 | * | Julia A Perry US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Alfred Joseph Hitchcock British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | Marvin Gaye rocker (Sexual Healing), shot dead by his father at 45. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Seamus McElwaine Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | James McCracken, American operatic tenor, dies at age 61. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1988 | * | Andrew Cruickshank actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | Jan Kapr composer, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | More than 100 people were killed and some 100,000 were left homeless when a strong earthquake struck Soviet Georgia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Claude Gallimard French publisher, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die/10 million homeless. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Ken Curtis actor: Mister Roberts, The Alamo, Gunsmoke, How the West Was Won [TV]; singer: w/Tommy Dorsey Band, w/Roy Rogers and Sons of the Pioneers; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1992 | * | Mae Clarke (Violet Mary Klotz), actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Cy Howard director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Michael Gordon actor/director (Pillow Talk), dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Mick Ronson English guitarist/producer (Mott the Hoople), dies at 46. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Bill Quinn US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Erik Erikson anthropologist, dies at 53. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Oscar Sheldon A Williams artist/critic, dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | In Taegu, South Korea, a gas line exploded in the middle of an intersection crowded with morning traffic, killing 101 people. (TWA, 1997) | Ref: 95 |
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| 1995 | | Robert Gibb zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | David William Eric Davis broadcaster, dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Jaime Garcia Terre poet/essayist, dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Siti Hartinah Suharto wife of President Suharto of Indonesia, dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | | Tony Hymphris political activist, dies at 45. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Keith Ferguson blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Peter Tali Coleman Governor of American Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Newspaper columnist Mike Royko died in Chicago at age 64. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2001 | * | Andy Phillip NBA Basketball Hall of Famer: Univ. of Illinois [‘floor general’: Whiz Kids]; Philadelphia Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons; Associated Press all-time All-American team [1950]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 2002 | * | Vlasenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. One teacher killed, one wounded by Dragoslav Petkovic, 17, who then killed himself. | Ref: 88 |
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