| 418 | * | Antipope Etalius begins his reign as Catholic Pope. | Ref: 69 |
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| 537 | * | St Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1437 | * | Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1512 | * | The laws of Burgos give New World natives legal protection against abuse and authorize Negro slavery. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1521 | | "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1539 | * | Anne of Cleves landed at Deal. | |
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| 1703 | * | (or 28th) England & Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1784 | * | In Baltimore, at its first General Conference held this side of the Atlantic, Francis Asbury, 39, was ordained the first bishop of the Methodist Church in America. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1825 | * | The first public railroad using a steam locomotive is completed in England. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1831 | * | Darwin begins his voyage to South America on board the HMS Beagle. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1850 | * | The Hawaiian Fire Department is established. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1867 | * | Ontario & Quebec legislatures hold first meeting. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1884 | * | Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II's Congo Free State. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1892 | * | Foundation Stone of the Cathedral of St John laid (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1900 | * | Carrie Nation stages a raid on a saloon at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. She breaks each and every one of the liquor bottles she could see, which means, about all of them behind the bar, for sure. Nation usually did her damage with a hatchet; calling her vandalism, hatchetation. (Kansas, at the time, was dry but the laws were ignored.) (Grace, Fran, "Carry A Nation", ISBN 0-253-33846-8, ©2001) | |
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| 1906 | * | First annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence RI. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1911 | * | (Triangle) The jury retires to deliberate. After just less than two hours of discussion, the jury returns a verdict of not guilty. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1915 | * | In Ohio, iron and steel workers go on strike for an eight-hour day and higher wages. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1923 | * | Unsuccessful attempt on prince-regent Hirohito of Japan. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | (or 28th) Depot Square in the Bronx renamed Botanical Square. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | Latkin Square in Bronx named for first US Jewish soldier to die in WWI. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1927 | * | Stalin's faction wins All-Union Congress in USSR, Trotsky expelled. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Josef Stalin calls tensions with Japan a grave danger. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1934 | * | First youth hostel in US opens (Northfield MA). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1934 | | (or 28th) Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1937 | * | German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Argentina), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese government. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | In the aftermath of World War II, foreign ministers from the former Allied nations of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain agree to divide Korea into two separate occupation zones and govern the nation for five years. | Ref: 3 |
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| 1945 | * | In Canada, a lawyer on behalf of Japanese Canadians convinces the Minister of Justice to halt the deportation of 900 Japanese Canadians. The matter is referred to the Supreme Court of Canada. | |
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| 1945 | * | The International Monetary Fund and the Bank for Reconstruction and Development are created. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1945 | * | The World Bank was created with an agreement signed by 28 nations. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1947 | | The new Italian constitution is promulgated in Rome. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1949 | * | In Cincinnati, Ohio, the Evangelical Theological Society was organized. A conservative fellowship of North American theologians and Bible scholars, ETS promotes theological discussion and exploration within the context of a firm belief in the truthfulness of the Bible. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1949 | * | Queen Juliana of the Netherlands granted sovereignty to Indonesia after more than 300 years of Dutch rule. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1950 | * | (or 28th) The United States and Spain resume relations for the first time since the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1951 | * | The Crosley car was put into use by the U.S. Postal Service in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the first right-hand-drive car designed specifically for mail delivery. The Crosley put the driver on the mailbox-side of the car, and changed mail delivery forever. | Ref: 3 |
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| 1956 | * | Segregation on Tallahassee, Fla. buses is outlawed. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1960 | * | France performs nuclear test. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | | Belgium & Congo resume diplomatic relations. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | Cleveland Browns beat Baltimore Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | (or 28th) The United States agrees to sell F-4 Phantom jets to Israel. By that same year the jet was incorporated widely into the Air Force inventory. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1972 | * | New North Korean constitution comes into effect. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Belgium recognizes German Democratic Republic. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberaci˘n Nacional/Sandinista National Liberation Front) seizes government hostages at a private Managua party. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | * | Albania constitution goes into effect. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | | King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's first democratic constitution. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | Propane gas fire devastated 16 square blocks of Buffalo NY. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | President Reagan takes all responsibility for the lack of security in Beirut that allowed a terrorist on a suicide mission to kill 241 Marines. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1984 | * | The last Conrail freight passes eastbound though Xenia OH at about 12:30AM. | Ref: 56 |
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| 1984 | * | British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was the woman most admired by the American people, according to a Gallup Poll. It marked the third consecutive year that the `Iron Lady' received that honor. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1984 | * | Four Polish officers are tried for the slaying of Reverend Jerzy Popieluszko. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1986 | * | Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines, was named TIME magazine’s Man of the Year. The only other women who had been so named were Queen Elizabeth II in 1952; and the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Warfield Simpson, in 1936. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1987 | * | USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Amid strained U.S.-Philippine relations, the Philippine government ordered the U.S. to close its Subic Bay naval base near Manila by January 12, 1992. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1992 | * | 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | US officials said that Strobe Talbott, who had served as the Clinton administration's chief Russian policy architect, would take over the Number 2 spot in the State Department. (XDG, p 4A, 12/27/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1998 | * | Six inmates, including four convicted killers, escape from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Tennessee. (All would be recaptured by the end of the next day.) (XDG, p 4A, 12/27/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 2001 | | India and Pakistan engage in diplomatic tit-for-tat, ordering half of each other's embassy staffs sent home and banning overflights by each other's national airlines. (XDG, p 4A, 12/27/2002) | Ref: 83 |
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| 2001 | * | U.S. officials announced that Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners would be held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2001 | * | President George W. Bush extended permanent normal trade status to China. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2002 | * | North Korea orders the expulsion of international inspectors from Yongbyon. (WSJ, p A4, 7/22/2003) | Ref: 33 |
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| 2002 | * | Clonaid, a company founded by a religious sect that believes in space aliens, announced it had produced the world's first cloned baby, a claim subsequently dismissed by scientists for lack of proof. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1845 | * | Dr. Crawford Williamson Long used anesthesia for childbirth for the first time, when he delivered his own child in Jefferson, Georgia. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1968 | * | "Apollo Eight" and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splashdown in the Pacific. This was man's first trip to the moon. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1503 | | Battle at Garigliano Spanish army under G Córdoba beats France. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1679 | | (or 28th) Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1741 | | (or 28th) Prussian forces take Olmutz, Czechoslovakia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1862 | * | Union General William Rosecrans' army begins moving slowly toward Murfreesboro. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1862 | * | Battle of Elizabethtown KY. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1941 | * | Japanese bombers attack Manila, despite its claim as an open city. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1941 | * | Rubber rationing was instituted by the U.S. government, due to shortages caused by World War II. Tires were the first items to be restricted by law. | Ref: 3 |
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| 1942 | * | First Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | German forces retreat from Ortona, Italy, as Canadian forces complete taking the town; Canadian General McNaughton is removed from command of the 1st Canadian Army in Europe. | |
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| 1943 | * | German warship "Scharnhorst" sinks in Barents Sea. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Montgomery discusses Overlord with Eisenhower & Bedell Smith. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | General George S. Patton's Third Army, spearheaded by the 4th Armored Division, relieves the surrounded city of Bastogne in Belgium. The German offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge ends in German failure. (TWA, 1946) | Ref: 95 |
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| 1944 | * | Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Soviet troops besiege Budapest. | Ref: 36 |
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| 1979 | * | Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin, who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1992 | * | The US shoots down an Iraqi fighter jet during what the Pentagon called a confrontation between a pair of Iraqi warplanes and US F-16 jets in UN-restricted air space over southern Iraq. (XDG, p 4A, 12/27/2002) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1874 | * | At Palmar de Junco, a Havanan team plays Matanzas in the first documented baseball game played in Cuba. The game called after seven innings due to darkness with Havana leading, 51-9. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1892 | * | N C Biddle beats Livingston 4-0 in first black college football game. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1897 | * | Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1919 | * | Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1938 | * | The first skimobile course in America opened -- in North Conway, New Hampshire. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1941 | * | Braves' mascot Chief Nokahoma is born. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1942 | * | NFL Pro Bowl: NFL All-Stars beats Washington 17-14. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | The American team won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1938. The competition was held at Melbourne, Australia. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1951 | * | 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game. Ref | |
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| 1956 | * | Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game. Ref | |
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| 1960 | * | Cassius Clay KOs Herb Siler in the 4th round in Miami Beach FL. | Ref: 96 |
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| 1962 | * | 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Los Angeles Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1979 | * | Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | Oiler Wayne Gretsky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 points (38th game). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | Free agent Ed Whitson, 14-8 with Padres, signs a five-year $4.4 million contract with the Yankees. The deal becomes a nightmare for both the pitcher and the team. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1987 | * | Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | The NFL set a regular-season paid attendance record for the second consecutive year, topping 14 million for the first time (14,034,977). | Ref: 4 |
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| 1996 | * | Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21 | Ref: 5 |
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| 2001 | * | After 21 years being heard on WABC, the Yankees will broadcast its spring training, regular-season and postseason games on all -news station WCBS-AM which is owned by Infinity Broadcasting. The five-year deal with the Yankees' YES Network, created earlier this year, is worth approximately about $50 million. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2001 | * | The Mets continue to stay busy this off season acquiring first baseman Mo Vaughn for 13-year veteran righthander Kevin Appier (11-10, 3.57) and cash. The 1995 American League MVP will join Roberto Alomar, Roger Cedeno, and Shawn Estes as newest members of the Shea Squad. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1871 | | World's first cat show (Crystal Palace, London). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1887 | * | Fiction: Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | The barbershop quartet favorite, Sweet Adeline, was sung for the first time -- in NY City. The song was composed by Henry Armstrong with the words of Richard Gerard. The title of the song came from a theatre marquee that promoted the great operatic soprano, Adelina Patti. Now female barbershop quartets call themselves Sweet Adelines. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1904 | | Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1904 | | W B Yeats/Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand" premieres in Dublin. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1927 | * | Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat" premieres at the Ziegfeld Theater (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1927 | * | Philip Barry's "Paris Bound" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Radio City Music Hall, in NY City, opened. It was the largest indoor theatre in the world. The gala grand opening show was a six-hour extravaganza that lost half a million dollars within three weeks. The theatre has since been renovated to recapture its original decorative charm. An Art Deco cathedral of entertainment, it seats more than 6,200 people and is still a must-see for those visiting NY. During the holiday season, audiences continue to get a kick out of seeing the world-famous Rockettes perform in precision on Radio City Music Hall’s nearly 10,000-square-foot stage. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1937 | | Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | The Glenn Miller Show, also known as Music that Satisfies, started on CBS radio. The 15-minute, twice-a-week show was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes and was heard for nearly three years. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1940 | * | Singer Al Jolson and actress Ruby Keeler were divorced after 12 years of marriage. They had separated a year earlier; but Jolson talked Keeler into co-starring with him in the Broadway show, Hold on to Your Hats. She left the show before the opening and then left the marriage. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1941 | * | Siberia: Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 7th Symphony. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | The film "The Song of Bernadette" was released by 20th Century Fox. It told the true story of 14 year_old French Catholic peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous, who experienced 18 visions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France in 1858. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave" premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | “Hey kids... What time is it? It’s Howdy Doody time!” Buffalo Bob (Smith), Clarabelle the Clown (Bob Keeshan), Judy Canova and a host of others joined Howdy Doody on NBC-TV. The show stayed on the air for 13 years. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1954 | * | Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Saint of Bleecker Street" premieres at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | * | Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping" premieres at St James Theater NYC for 205 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | "The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as performed by. . . ."opens on Broadway. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1966 | * | "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | | The Breakfast Club signed off for the last time on ABC radio, after 35 years on the air. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1970 | * | "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2,844 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and Woodstock of Charles Schulz' famous Peanuts comic strip appear on the cover of Newsweek. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1972 | * | "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | | Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | The Staple Singers reached the top spot on the pop music charts for the second time in their career. This time with Let’s Do It Again. The song, the theme from the movie soundtrack of the same name, was the last hit the group would have. I’ll Take You There was The Staple Singers’ first number one hit (June 3, 1972). | Ref: 4 |
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| 1979 | * | "Knots Landing" premieres on CBS-TV. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | The John Lennon hit, (Just Like) Starting Over, began a five-week stay at #1 on the pop charts. The hit was from the album, Double Fantasy. Lennon was murdered on December 8th of that year, as the single and LP had started their climb up the charts. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1984 | * | Tarah Haller, of Xenia OH, wins first place in the All-American Cheer and Dance Pro-Bowl in Honolulu, HI. (XDG, p 7B, 9/30/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1986 | | "Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Washington DC. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | 10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards Young & Restless wins. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | | Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | "Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | | "Les Miserables" opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" opens at Gershwin NYC for 10 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Harry Connick Jr is caught with 9mm gun in New York's JFK airport. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | "Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 7 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Actress Teri Garr (44) weds John O'Neil (42). | Ref: 5 |
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| 2001 | * | Martha Stewart sells 3928 shares of ImClone stock, the same day members of ImClone CEO Samuel Waksat unloaded millions of dollars worth of stock. Waksal has been charged with insider trading. Questions surround Stewart's advance knowledge and the truthfulness information she provided federal investigators. (USA Today, p. 3B, 8/13/2002) | Ref: 13 |
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| 1555 | * | Johann Arndt German Lutherian theologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1571 | * | Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician who announced the first and second laws of planetary motion. He is known as the "father of modern astronomy", is born in Württemberg Germany. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1645 | * | Giovanni Adb Viscardi Swiss architect, baptized, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1654 | * | Jean/Jacobus Bernoulli Swiss mathematician, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1709 | * | Pieter de Swart Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1721 | * | Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis Frisian philosopher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1748 | * | William Marshall composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1752 | * | Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1755 | * | Antons Klemens Theodor king of Saksen (1827-36), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1761 | * | Michael A Barclay de Tolly Scottish/Russian minister of War, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1771 | * | (US Supreme Court Justice) William Johnson, American Supreme Court justice, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1773 | * | Sir George Cayley pilot: first manned glider flight; scientist: ‘father of aerodynamics’: designed gliders, helicopters, airplanes; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1800 | * | John Goss composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1801 | * | Guillaume L Baud Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1802 | * | Thomas Fearnley Norway, landscape painter, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1803 | * | John ACA van Nispen Sevenaer Member of Dutch 2nd parliament (1848-75), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1814 | * | James Henry Carleton Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1873, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1816 | * | Eliakim Parker Scammon Brigadier-General (Union volunteers), died in 1894, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1822 | * | Louis Pasteur chemist, scientist: developed pasteurization process, rabies vaccination; is born in Dole, France. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1822 | * | John Roberts composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1823 | * | Sir Mackenzie Boswell, Canadian prime minister, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1825 | * | Reinhold Finsterbusch composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1829 | * | James Clay Rice Brigadier-General (Union volunteers), died in 1864, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1829 | * | Hinton Helper, southern abolitionist who wrote The Impending Crisis, is born. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1831 | * | Lucius Fairchild Brigadier-General (Union volunteers), died in 1896, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1836 | * | Henricus Oort Dutch theologist (Leidse translation), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1845 | * | Augusto de Oliviera Machado composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1852 | * | Dom Joâo G da Câmara Portuguese journalist/songwriter, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1855 | * | Paul Ehrenreich German etnologist/mythologist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1856 | * | Andre Gedalge composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1859 | * | William Henry Hadow composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1869 | * | Aurélien FM Lugné-Poe French actor/stage manager (La Parade), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1879 | * | Sydney Greenstreet actor: Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Across the Pacific, Passage to Marseilles, Malaya; is born in Sandwich, England. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1879 | * | Robert Greig Australia, actor (Horse Feathers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1883 | * | Cyrus Eaton, Canadian-born American industrialist and philanthropist, is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1884 | * | Bernard van Dieren composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1890 | * | Maurice Schoemaker composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1892 | * | Feliks Roderyk Labunski composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1895 | * | Sig Arno Hamburg, Germany, actor (Holiday in Havana), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Arch Ward sportswriter (proposed baseball's all-star game), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Ewan Calague economist/statistician (Social Security Board), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Louis Bromfield Mansfield OH, writer (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Carl Zuckmayer German/Swiss/US playwright, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Louis Bromfield, American novelist and essayist, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1897 | * | Iwan S Konew Russian marshal/supreme commander pact of Warsaw, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1899 | * | Paul Costello US, double sculls (Olympics-gold-1920, 24, 28), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1901 | * | Marlene Dietrich (Maria Magdelene von Losch) actress: The Blue Angel, first German talkie; Morocco, Kismet, Destry Rides Again, Judgment at Nuremberg, Witness for the Prosecution; is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1901 | * | Irene Handl London England, actress (Riding High, Morgan), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1902 | * | Ferenc Szabo composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1906 | * | Oscar Levant Pittsburgh PA, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1906 | * | Ivan Brkanovic composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1906 | * | Ivan Mark Waller mountaineer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1907 | * | Jan Willem Van Otterloo Winterwijk Holland, conductor (Melbourne 1967-71), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1907 | * | Emile de Strijker Belgian philosopher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1907 | * | Nils-Eric Ringbom composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1908 | * | Louis de Bourbon Dutch writer/poet (Black Banners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Johan[nes B] Schmitz Dutch actor/reciter (Lucifer, MacBeth), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | | Jack Massey groundsman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | * | Neville Crump racehorse trainer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1911 | * | Endre Szervanszky composer [or Jan 1], is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1911 | * | Anna Russell comedienne: operatic parodies: The Ring of the Nibelungs, How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1914 | * | Giuseppe Berto Italian writer (Heaven Sees Red), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1914 | * | Ivan Sutton British concert promoter, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1915 | * | William H. Masters physician: Masters of Masters and Johnson: Human Sexual Response, On Sex and Human Loving; is born. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1915 | * | Mary Kornman Idaho Falls ID, actress (Queen of the Jungle), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1917 | * | Earl of Inchcape English large landowner/industrialist (P&O), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | | Larry Osborne navigator air traffic controller/supply specialist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | James A McClure (Senator-R-ID), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Mokta Ould Daddah President of Mauritania (1961-78), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Wouter Eijkelemboom Dutch architect (Holy-hospital, Vlaardingen), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | * | Allan Blank composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | * | Michel Piccoli Paris France, actor (Topaz, Peril, May Fools), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | | Moshe Arens is born. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1926 | * | Lee Salk child psychologist, writer: Preparing for parenthood : understanding your feelings about pregnancy, childbirth, and your baby; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1926 | * | Jerome Courtland Knoxville TN, actor (Tonka, Tharus), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | * | Wilfrid Sheed England, writer (Boys of Winter, The Hack), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | * | Jacqueline Fontijn Flemish composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | * | Meg Greenfield US politician(?), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Martin Milner actor: Surfside 6, Adam 12, Columbo, The Halls of Montezuma, Mr. Roberts, Valley of the Dolls, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1931 | * | Scotty Moore guitarist (for Elvis), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Walter Norris pianist, composer: Drifting | Ref: 4 |
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| 1933 | * | Dave Marr golf champion: PGA [1965]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1934 | * | Larisssa Latynina Ukraine, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956, 60, 64), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Norma Rae Beatty Ashby broadcaster/TV producer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Bernard Lanvin fashion and perfume designer, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1936 | * | Lee Salk doctor (CBS TV), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | John Amos Newark NJ, actor (Good Times, Coming to America), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | -Jerry Lambert jockey (rode Native Diver), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | Pete Brown rocker, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1941 | * | Les Maguire musician: piano: group: Gerry and The Pacemakers: Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying, I Like It, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1941 | * | Michael Pinder rocker (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1941 | * | Phil (Philip Joseph) Gagliano baseball: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1967, 1968], Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1942 | * | Actor John Amos (of "Roots" and "Good Times") is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1943 | * | Former Yankee infielder Roy White is born. The Los Angeles native will play 15 years for the Bronx Bombers and compile a lifetime .271 batting average. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1943 | * | Cokie Roberts newscaster (ABC-TV), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Dave Rowberry Newcastle, rocker (Animals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Mick Jones musician: guitar: group: Foreigner: Feels like the First Time, Cold as Ice, Long Long Way from Home, Hot Blooded, Blue Morning Blue Day, Double Vision, Waiting for a Girl like You, I Want to Know What Love Is, That Was Yesterday, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1944 | * | Tracy Nelson Madison WI, singer (In The Here And Now), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Janet Street-Porter British TV personality (Youth), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Rich Jones basketball: San Antonio Spurs | Ref: 4 |
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| 1947 | * | Peter Criss rocker (Kiss-Beth), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Bob McKay football: Univ. of Texas, New England Patriots, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1947 | * | Mickey Redmond hockey: Detroit Red Wings player/broadcast color analyst, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1948 | * | Gerard Depardieu actor: A Pure Formality, My Father the Hero, Cyrano deBergerac, Jean De Florette, The Return of Martin Guerre, Tartuffe, Choice of Arms, Loulou, Going Places, The Holes, is born in France. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1948 | * | Larry Byrom rocker (Steppenwolf-Hour of the World), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Tovah Feldshuh New York NY, actress (Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1950 | * | Terry Bozzio rock drummer (Missing Persons-Hello I Love You), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1950 | * | Jack van Gelder Dutch TV host, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | William Waldorf 4th viscount Astor/English large landowner, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | * | Tovah Feldshuh actress: Holocaust, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, Brewster’s Millions, Blue Iguana, A Day in October 1952 David Knopfler musician: guitar, singer: group: Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing; solo: Romeo & Juliet, Tunnel of Love, Skateaway; LPs: Release, Behind the Lines, Cut the Wine, is born in New York, NY. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1952 | * | Karla Bonoff rock singer (New World, Restless Nights), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | * | (Gordon) Craig Reynolds baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners [all-star: 1978], Houston Astros [all-star: 1979], is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1953 | * | Arthur Kent newscaster [Scud Stud], (NBC-Gulf War coverage), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | Doina Melinte Romanian running star (world record 1500 m/mile indoor), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Connie Chillemi Eglin AFB FL, golfer (1994 Standard Register-13th), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | James Sanford US runner (world record 50 meter indoor), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | WBC heavyweight boxing champion 'Terrible' Tim Witherspoon is born. | Ref: 97 |
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| 1958 | * | IBF heavyweight boxing champion Tony Tucker is born. | Ref: 97 |
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| 1958 | * | Steffen Mensching writer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Steven Glen Jones Artesia NM, PGA golfer (1988 AT&T Pebble Beach), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tim Witherspoon is born. | Ref: 97 |
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| 1959 | * | Andre Tippett NFL linebacker (New England Patriots), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Mary Holland San Diego CA, WPVA volleyballer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | Maryam D'Abo London, actress (Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | Terry Price Rockhampton Queensland, Australasia golfer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | * | Caroline Gowan Greenville SC, LPGA golfer (South Carolina Women's Amateur-1981, 83), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | (Long Island) Barbara Crampton Levittown NY, actress (Body Double, The Young & the Restless), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Sherri Steinhauer Madison WI, LPGA golfer (1992 du Maurier Ltd), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Timothy Hacker Milwaukee WI, 10k runner, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1963 | * | Dana Chladek Decin Czechoslovakia, US slalom Kayak (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1963 | * | Jim Leyritz Lakewood OH, catcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1963 | * | Mark Pike NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | Randy Kirk NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | Steve Wallace NFL tackle (San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Niels Meijer Dutch rock keyboardist (Bob Color), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Dean Palmer Tallahassee FL, infielder (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Chris Humbert Modesto CA, water polo 2 meter offense (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Suzanne Paxton Baltimore MD, fencer-foil (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Frank Messmer WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Lorenzo Neal NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints, New York Jets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Mike Salmon NFL/WLAF safety (Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, San Francisco 49ers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Steve Hoyem WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Bryan Smolinski Toledo OH, NHL forward (Team USA, Pittsburgh Penguins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | James Stewart NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Thomas Wilson Brown actor (Jason-Knots Landing), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Charles Way NFL fullback (New York Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Dewayne Washington NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Bill Clay Yokosuka Japan, US sprint cyclist (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Wilson Cruz actor (My So Called Life, Ally McBeal), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Heather O'Rourke San Diego CA, actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Patrick Paauwe Dutch soccer player (PSV, Graafschap), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | Kate Nelson Evanston IL, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96) | Ref: 5 |
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| 418 | * | Zosimus Greek Pope (417-8), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 975 | * | Balderik bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1065 | * | Ferdinand I the Great, king of Castile, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1590 | * | Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing marquis of Renty, dies at 33. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1595 | * | Pietro Pontio composer, dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1603 | * | Thomas Cartwright English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1631 | * | John Pijnas Dutch painter, buried at about 47. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1641 | * | Francois van d'Aerssen ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1805 | * | Belle van Zuylen Netherlands/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1834 | * | Charles Lamb writer: Oxford in the Vacation, Ibid, Mrs. Battle’s Opinions on Whist, A Chapter on Ears, A Dissertation upon Roast Pig; dies at age 59. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1836 | * | Stephen Austin principal founder of TX; capital city, Austin, named after him; TX Secretary of State; dies at age 43. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1836 | * | Worst English avalanche kills 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1858 | * | Alexandre Pierre Fran‡ois Boely composer, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1866 | * | John Kelly, father of Australian bushranger and folk hero Edward "Ned" Kelly, died from consumption. Ned is 12 years old. Ref | |
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| 1877 | * | Nikolai A Nekrasov Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1880 | * | Alessandro Nini composer, dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1913 | * | Charles Moyer, president of the Miners Union, is shot in the back and dragged through the streets of Chicago. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1914 | * | Grace Hoadley Dodge, American philanthropist, dies at age 58. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1916 | * | Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov composer, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1919 | * | Achilles Alferaki composer, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1919 | * | Theodoor H de Meester Dutch liberal premier (1905-08), dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Charles Atlas | Ref: 10 |
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| 1923 | * | Michael J Owens, US inventor of the automatic bottle-making machine, founder of Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Go, dies. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1924 | * | William Archer Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1925 | * | Louis Dosfel Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | * | William Courtleigh actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Peter Christian Lutkin composer, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Walter Courvoisier composer, dies at 56. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Hans von Seeckt German general/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1938 | * | Emile Vandervelde Belgian Secretary of State (BWP), dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1938 | * | O Mandelstam writer, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | 8.0 Earthquake in Erzincam Turkey, about 50,000 die. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Curtis Veeder, the engineer who invented the modern automotive tachometer and odometer, dies. | Ref: 3 |
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| 1944 | * | Amy Marcy Cheney Beach composer, dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Record twenty-six inches of snow falls on New York City; 80 dead in northeast storm. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1950 | * | Max Beckmann German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | * | Henri G Winkelman Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | Ely Culbertson, American Contract Bridge expert and peace activist, dies at age 64. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1957 | * | Alan Bridge actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Alfonso Reyes Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Victor Shelford, American zoologist and animal ecologist, dies at age 91. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1972 | * | Lester Pearson, Canadian statesman; winner of Nobel Prize for Peace (1957) and Canadian Prime Minister (1963-68), dies at age 75 in Ottowa CN. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1974 | * | Jack Benny, American entertainer, dies at age 80. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1974 | * | Amy Vanderbilt US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Raymond Glenn actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones), dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Bob de Lange Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Chris Bell rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Houari Boumidiene Algerian President, dies after 40 days in a coma at 53. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Bob Luman singer: Let’s Think About Living, Every Day I Have to Cry Some, The Pay Phone, Proud of You Baby; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1979 | * | President Hafizullah Amin of Afghanistan is ousted and murdered in a coup backed by the Soviet Union, beginning a war that will last more than 10 years. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1981 | * | Hoagy (Hoagland Howard) Carmichael, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer: Stardust, Lazybones, Two Sleepy People, Skylark, Georgia on My Mind, Ole Buttermilk Sky, Rockin? Chair, [Up a] Lazy River, One Morning in May, The Nearness of You, Lamplighter?s Serenade, How Little We Know, Memphis in June, In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, New Orleans; singer, piano player, band leader, attorney; dies at age 82. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1982 | * | John Leonard Swigert Jr , NASA astronaut: flew on Apollo 13: said, “Houston, we have a problem!”; dies of cancer at 51. (also TWA, 1984) | Ref: 4 |
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| 1983 | * | Houari Boumediene Algerian President dies after 40 days in a coma. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | Walter Scott rocker, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1985 | * | American naturalist Dian Fossey, who had studied gorillas in the wild, was found hacked to death at a research station in Rwanda. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1985 | * | Terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna airports; President Reagan blamed Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qaddafi. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Cliff Burton bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson composer, dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Dumas Malone Mississippi, historian (Jefferson & His Time), dies at age 94. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1987 | * | Rewi Alley New Zealand author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1987 | * | Priscilla Dean actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | Fox Harris actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | Hal Ashby academy-award winning director (Shampoo, 8 Million Ways to Die), dies of cancer at 59. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Edward M Love choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | John Morgan Evans actor, dies after lengthy illness at 49. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | W Hudson US "strongest man to the world" (540 kg), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson English comedian (Alfie), dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Jan Peeters Dutch watercolorist/monument artist, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Blandine Ebinger [Loeser] actress (Modchen in Uniform), dies at 94. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Youssef Sebti Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Hans Berghuis author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Karl AF Schiller West German economist/SPD-minister, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Sadi de Gorter Dutch author/diplomat (Abscess), dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Jeremy John Beadle writer/broadcaster, dies at 39. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Peter Refn Danish journalist/director (Violets are Blue), dies at 54. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Shura Cherkassky pianist, dies at 86. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Billy Wright, Northern Ireland's most notorious Protestant militant, is shot to death by three members of the Irish National Liberation Army at the Maze Prison outside Belfast. (XDG, p 4A, 12/27/2002) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1997 | * | Brendan Gill journalist, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Dorothy Stroud garden historian, dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Ewart G Abner Jr president (Motown Records), dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Tom Hudson artist/teacher, dies at 75 | Ref: 5 |
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| 1998 | * | A week after she was born weighing just 10.3 ounces, the smallest of the Houston octuplets (Chijindu Chidera) dies from heart and lung failure. (XDG, p 4A, 12/27/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 2002 | * | A suicide truck-bomb attack destroyed the headquarters of Chechnya's Moscow-backed government, killing 72 people. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2003 | * | Alan (Arthur) Bates actor: An Unmarried Woman, Women in Love, Zorba; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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