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YEAR EVENTS
296   St Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
536   St Agapitus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1056   Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye
1073   Pope Alexander II buried/Ildebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII
1145   19th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
1164   Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III
1370   Bastille begins being built in Paris
1500   Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil & claims it for Portugal
1509   Henry VIII ascended to throne of England
1521   French king Fran‡ois I declares war on Spain
1526   1st slave revolt occurs in SC
1529   Treaty of Saragosa: Spain & Portugal divide eastern hemisphere
1648   English army claims king Charles I responsible for bloodshed
1659   Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament
1662   Royal Society incorporates
1671   King Charles II sits in on English parliament
1674   Netherlands & Mnster sign peace treaty
1676   Battle of Etna - Neth/Spain vs France, M de Ruyter fatally wounded
1677   Battle at Catania: between French & Dutch fleet
1692   Edward Bishop is jailed for proposong flogging as cure for witchcraft
1722   19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed
1728   Pierre de Marivaux' "Le Triomphe de Plutus," premieres in Paris
1769   Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress
1793   Pres Washington attends opening of Rickett's, 1st circus in US
1796   Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi
1804   Gioacchino Rossini (12) performs in Imola
1809   Battle at Eckmhl - Napoleon beats Austria arch duke Karl
1817   Cura‡ao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight
1823   Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London
1823   R J Tyers patents roller skates
1838   English steamship "Sirius" docks in NYC after Atlantic crossing
1861   Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces
1864   US mints 2› coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust")
1876   1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Phila Athletics 6-5
1876   Phila Nationals Wes Fisler scores baseball's 1st run
1876   Tsjaikovsky completes his "Swan Lake" ballet
1884   Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mos)
1884   US recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1889   Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner"
1893   Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo
1893   Paul Kruger elected president of Transvaal for 3rd time
1897   NYC Jewish newspaper "Forward" begins publishing (still active)
1898   1st Spanish-American War action: USS Nashville, takes enemy ship
1898   Baltimore James Hughes no-hits Boston Braves 8-0
1898   Cincinnati Red Theodore Breitenstein no-hits Pirates 11-0
1898   Congress passes Volunteer Army Act calling for a Volunteer Cavalry
1898   US President McKinley orders blockade of Cuban harbors
1903   American Power Boat Association forms
1903   NY Highlanders (Yankees) 1st game, Senators win 3-1 before 11,950
1905   Operations begin uniting conservatory of Nature monument Amsterdam
1906   10th anniversary Olympic games open at Athens, Greece
1906   New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls
1908   Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba
1913   Montenegro troops march into Skoetari, North-Albania
1914   Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win
1914   Mexico ends diplomatic relations with US
1915   1st military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I
1915   2nd Battle of Ypres begins
1915   NY Yankees don pinstripes & hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time
1916   France battles at Fort Douaumont
1922   South Ossetian Autonomous Region forms in Georgian SSR
1924   Hague Chambers of Commerce forms
1926   Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign treaties of security
1927   1st performance of Roger Sessions' Symphony in E
1930   US, Britain & Japan sign London Naval Treaty
1931   Egypt & Iraq sign peace treaty
1933   Dutch govt forbids leftwing radio address
1937   NYC college students stage 4th annual peace strike
1940   Rear Adm Joseph Taussig testifies before US Senate Naval Affairs Committee that war with Japan is inevitable (He was right)
1943   German counter attack in North-Tunisia
1943   RAF shoots down 14 German transport planes over Mediterranean Sea
1944   Allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea
1944   Hitler & Mussolini meet at Salzburg
1945   Concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated
1945   Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1946   SED, Sozialistic Einheitspartei Deutschlands, party forms
1947   1st NBA Championship: Phila Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2
1948   WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1951   Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in NYC
1952   1st atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada
1952   EugŠne Ionesco's "Les Chaises," premieres in NYC
1954   Achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt
1954   NBA adopts 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule
1954   Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began
1954   USSR joins UNESCO
1955   Congress orders all US coins bear motto "In God We Trust"
1955   KC Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2
1956   Patty Berg wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
1957   All NL teams intergates, John Irwin Kennedy is 1st black on Phillies
1959   Chicago White Sox beat KC Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, & 3 errors
1959   Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings
1961   Uprising of French parachutist of Gen Salan/Challe in Algeria
1962   Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open
1962   NY Mets tiea NL record by losing 9 straight to start season
1962   Pirates tie then record of 10 straight wins to start season
1962   Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
1964   Tanganyika & Zanzibar form republic Tanzania
1964   World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY) opens
1966   Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4
1966   USSR performs underground nuclear test
1967   Martial Law goes into effect in Greece
1969   1st human eye transplant performed
1969   Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1969   Robin Knox-Johnston ends 312 day non-stop sailing
1970   "Park" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 performances
1970   1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources
1970   Flat Earth celebrated
1970   NY Met Jerry Grote sets record of 20 put outs by a catcher
1970   NY Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19
1970   Senators beat Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings
1971   Soyuz 10 launched
1972   Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride on Moon
1974   Barbara Walters becomes news co-anchor of Today Show
1975   Penguins 2-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-2 lead
1976   Barbara Walters becomes 1st female nightly network news anchor
1976   Director Ingmar Bergman leaves Sweden due to taxation
1977   Simon Peres becomes premier of Israel
1978   Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony
1979   Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament
1979   Mick Jaggar & Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada
1981   10,000 copper workers in Chile strike
1981   Almost 1 million West German metal workers in strike
1981   Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts
1981   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1982   Atlanta Braves lose after winning 1st 13 games of season
1982   Launch of STS-3-Lousma & Fullerton [03/23]
1983   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1983   Rangers 2-Isles 5-Patrick Div Finals-Isles win series 4-2
1983   Soyuz T-8 returns to Earth
1983   Start of 1st Sri Lanka-Australia Test Cricket match (at Kandy)
1983   Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a
1984   Vicki Fergon wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
1986   Consumer Price Index drops .04% for 2nd month in a row
1986   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1987   Sri Lanka Air Force bomb Tamil, 100s killed
1988   NJ Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick & 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capi
1988   Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana)
1989   "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 12 perfs
1989   Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson)
1990   "Truly Blessed" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 33 performances
1990   Lebanon release US hostage Robert Polhill after 39 months
1991   Earthquake strikes Costa Rica & Panama, kills 95
1991   Frank Thomas is 1st White Sox to homer at new Comiskey Park
1991   Intel releases 486SX chip
1991   Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show
1991   Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn & Queens
1992   "High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" closes at H Hayes NYC 14 perfs
1992   6.0 earthquake in California
1992   Gas explodes in sewer, kills 200 in Guadalajara Mexico
1992   Holocaust Museum dedicated in Washington DC
1992   Plane crash at Perris Valley Airport Calif, kills 16 parachutists
1993   "Who's Tommy" opens at St James Theater NYC for 899 performances
1993   Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78
1993   Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Wash DC
1993   Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox
1993   Tennis star Bj”rn B”rg divorces Loredana Berte
1994   7,000 Tutsi's slaughtered in stadium of Kibuye Rwanda
1994   Bírge Ousland reaches North pole
1994   Ice skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500
1994   In Denmark the largest lollipop, weighing 3,011 pounds, made
1994   Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1994   Schelto Patijn appointed mayor of Amsterdam
1995   General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby
1995   George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

BIRTHS
1357   Johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433)
1451   Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus
1515   Antoine of Bourbon, duke of Vend“me/king of Navarra
1610   Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91)
1640   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun
1658   Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8)
1682   Willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter
1690   John Carteret, Earl Granville (C), English chief minister (1722-42)
1707   Henry Fielding, England, novelist (Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones)
1724   Immanuel Kant, Konigsberg Germ, philosopher (Critique of Pure Reason)
1766   Madame de Sta‰l, Swiss-French belle-lettrist (An Extraordinary Woman)
1773   Jean V baron de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader
1775   Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen)
1781   Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer
1799   Jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure)
1816   Philip James Bailey, English poet (Festus)
1818   Cadwallader Colden Washburn, Major General (Union volunteers)
1823   Alfred Gibbs, Major General (Union Army), died in 1868
1827   William Hopkins Morris, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
1828   Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer
1831   Alexander McDowell McCook, Major General (Union volunteers)
1832   Julius Sterling Morton, Nebraska, (Gov-Neb), started Arbor Day
1839   August W Eichler, German botanist
1853   Alphonse Bertillon, France, anthropologist, devised crime ID system
1854   Henri-Marie Lafontaine, Belgium, international lawyer (Nobel 1913)
1856   [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Two Orphans)
1858   Ethel Mary Smyth, composer
1863   Cornelis A J van Dishoeck, Dutch publisher
1864   Phil May, Wortley Yorkshire, cartoonist
1866   Hans von Seeckt, German general (Future of the Reich)
1868   Jose Vianna da Motta, composer
1870   Nikolai Lenin, [Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov], Bolshevik/USSR revolutionist
1873   Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942)
1876   O E R”lvaag, Norwegian-American novelist (Giants in the Earth)
1876   Robert B r ny, Sweden, otologist, vestibular expert (Nobel 1914)
1878   Kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer
1881   Alexander Kerensky, Simbirsk, Russian PM (1917)
1884   Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer
1884   John van Capel, oldest man in Netherlands (Died Sept 3, 1992)
1884   Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalysis (Knstler)
1889   Ludwig Renn, writer
1891   Belle Bennett, Milcoon Rapids IA, actress (Stella Dallas, Iron Mask)
1891   Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Sontsovka Ukraine, composer
1892   Nikolai Obouhov, composer
1899   Martyn Green, London, actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Iceman Cometh)
1899   Vladimir Nabokov, St Petersburg, novelist
1902   Megan Lloyd George, English politician
1904   J[ulius] Robert Oppenheimer, NY, head of Manhattan (A-bomb) Project
1906   Eric William Fenby, composer/president (Delius Society)
1908   Eddie Albert, [Heimberger], Rock Island Il, actor (Oliver-Green Acres)
1909   Ralph Byrd, Dayton Ohio, actor (Dick Tracy TV Show)
1910   Eric Scowen, physician
1910   R J Ritchie, tennis player
1912   Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer
1912   Kathleen Mary Ferrier, England, contralto (Orfeo Ed Evridice)
1914   Charles Hubert Sisson, author/poet (Christopher Homm)
1914   Hans Baumann, writer
1914   Jan de Hartog, Dutch/English writer (Holland's Glory)
1915   Dick Dudley, Tenn, TV host (Village Barn)
1915   Lord Airedale, British Lord (social democrat)
1916   Earl of Oxford & Asquith, governor (Seychelles)
1916   Lord Menuhin, OM
1916   Yehudi Menuhin, NYC, violinist/conductor (Bartok's Sonata)
1917   Leo Abse, biographer/MP
1917   Mile Yvette Chauvir‚, France, ballerina assoluta (Sleeping Beauty)
1917   Sidney Nolan, Australia, painter/illustrator (Ned Kelly)
1919   Donald Cram, US, biochemist (Nobel 1987)
1920   Hal March, SF Calif, actor/TV host ($64,000 Question, Outrage)
1920   Jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Misery of the Word)
1922   Charles Mingus, Arizona, jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus)
1922   Lou Stein, Phila Pa, pianist (Tonight! America After Dark)
1922   Richard C Diebenkorn Jr, US, painter (Ocean Park Paintings)
1923   Betty Page, Kingsport Tn, playmate (Jan, 1955)/model (Dark Angel)
1923   Hugh Lloyd, actor (Punch & Judy Man, Dunroamin' Rising)
1923   Paula Fox, US children's books author (Poor George)
1923   Peter Bowring, CEO (C T Bowring)
1925   Christopher Ball, Oxford, warden (Keble College)
1925   George Cole, London England, actor (Minder, Vampire Lovers)
1926   Bob Flannigan, Greencastle Ind, singer (4 Freshmen)
1926   Charlotte Rae, Milwaukee Wisc, actress (Edna-Facts of Life)
1926   James Stirling, Scottish D-day-parachutist/architect/knight
1927   Pascal Bentoiu, composer
1928   Aaron Spelling, TV executive producer (Charlie's Angels)
1928   Margaret Pereira, forensic scientist
1929   Geoffrey Marshall, Provost (Queen's College, Oxford)
1929   Margaret Pereira, forensic scientist
1929   Michael Atiyah, educator (Trinity College - Cambridge England)
1929   Robert Wade-Gery, diplomat/exec director (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
1929   Victoria Opoku-Ware, Ghanaian queen
1931   Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP)
1931   Robert Dickson, Canada, ice hockey player (1948)
1931   Ronald Hynd, British choreographer (English National Ballet)
1931   Siem Vroom, Dutch actor (The Lift, Bridge Too Far, Mysteries)
1932   Michael Colgrass, Chicago Illinois, composer (Best Wishes)
1933   John A Llewellyn, Cardiff Wales, astronaut
1933   Robin Hutton, merchant banker
1934   9th viscount Portman, British large landowner/multi-millionaire
1934   David Ratford, diplomat
1934   John K Barlow, English rubberplanter/financier/multi-millionaire
1934   Nico Ladenis, British restauranteur (Nico at 90)/=
1934   Viscount Portman, Britsh landowner/multimillionaire
1935   Christopher Ball, linguist/warden (Keble College-Oxford)
1935   Glen Campbell, Delight Ark, actor/singer (Time I Get to Phoenix)
1937   Bobbi Fiedler, (Rep-R-CA, 1981- )
1937   David Summerscale, head master (Westminster School England)
1937   Jack Nicholson, NJ, actor (One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, Shining)
1937   Jack Nitzsche, composer/songwriter (An Officer & a Gentleman)
1937   Ken Palmer, cricketer (1-190 in only Test for England, now Test ump)
1937   Kenneth Palmer, cricket umpire
1938   Alan Bond, tycoon/yachtsman
1939   Jason Miller, Scranton PA, actor/writer (Exorcist, Light of Day)
1939   John Chilcot, civil servant
1939   John Foley, mjr-general
1940   Peter Goldstein, joint founder (Superdrug)
1943   Mel Carter, singer (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me)
1943   Steve Dunne, cricketer (NZ Test umpire on international panel)
1944   Joshua Rifkin, composer
1945   Alan Dukes, Irish president (Fine Gael
1945   Donald Graham, US businessman(?)
1945   Gielijn Escher, Dutch postage stamp artist
1945   Robert Key, MP/British undersecretary for National Heritage
1946   Archy Kirkwood, MP (L-D)
1946   Dectuplets, Bacacay Brazil, 8 males & 2 females
1946   John Waters, director (Hairspray)
1947   Barry Guy, composer
1948   Carole Drinkwater, actress (Father, All Creatures Great & Small)
1949   Spencer Haywood, Silver City Ms, NBAer (Oly-gold-1968, Knicks)
1950   Jancis Robinson, wine writer/broadcaster
1950   Lewis Biggs, curator (Tate Gallery-North Liverpool)
1950   Peter Frampton, Kent Engld, guitarist/vocalist (Frampton Comes Alive)
1953   Steve Bond, Haifa Israel, actor (General Hospital, To Die For)
1954   Joseph Bottoms, Santa Barbara Cal, actor (Surfacing, Blind Date)
1955   Arthur Baker, rock producer (Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock)
1956   Catherine Mary Stewart, Edmonton, actress (Passion & Paradise)
1957   Alan Campbell, Homestead Fla, actor (E Z-3's a Crowd)
1957   Ethel White, WBL guard (NY Stars)
1958   Ashraf Ali, cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistani mid-80s)
1958   Ken Olandt, actor (April Fool's Day, Imposter, Leprechaun)
1959   Nicky Le Roux, South Africa, LPGA golfer (1994 Atlanta Champ-15th)
1959   Ranjan Madugalle, cricketer (pioneer of Sri Lanka's Test teams)
1959   Ryan Stiles, Seattle Wash, actor (Lewis-Drew Carey Show)
1960   Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ (1986)
1961   Byron Allen, LA Calif, comedian (Real People, Byron Allen Show)
1961   Jeff Hostetler, NFL QB (NY Giants, Raiders, Redskins/1990 Superbowl)
1961   Jimmy Key, Huntsville Alabama, pitcher (Blue Jays, NY Yanks, Orioles)
1962   David Wettlaufer, Kitchener Ont, golfer (Ontario Beefeater-1986, 87)
1962   Denise Baldwin, Atlanta GA, LPGA golfer (1991 Futures Salisbury)
1964   Bob McCann, NBA forward (Washington Bullets)
1964   Chris Makepeace, Toronto, actor (Vamp, My Bodyguard, Meatballs, Oasis)
1966   Glenn Parker, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills, KC Chiefs)
1966   Serge Poudrier, hockey defenseman (Team France 1998)
1967   Bart Bowen, Albuquerque NM, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1967   Harvey Williams, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
1967   Mike Buck, NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals)
1967   Sheryl Lee, Boulder Colo, actress (Twin Peaks, Love Lies & Murder)
1968   Bimbo Coles, NBA guard (Golden State Warriors)
1968   Carlos Costa, Spain, tennis star
1968   Jo Angel, cricketer (big WA right-arm fast bowler, Australia 1993-)
1968   Vernell Coles, basketball player (Olympic-bronze-1988)
1968   Zarley Zalapski, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
1969   Bobby Olive, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
1969   Craig Logan, Scotland, rock bassist (Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey)
1969   George Williams, Lacrosse WI, catcher (Oakland A's)
1969   Roger Jones, NFL center (Cin Bengals)
1970   Claus Biedermann, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
1970   Coleman Bell, NFL tight end (Washington Redskins)
1971   Ingo Rademacher, German FR, actor (Jasper Jacks-General Hospital)
1971   James Burton, NFL cornerback (Chic Bears)
1971   Milos Holan, Bilovec Cze, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1971   Nicklas Kulti, Sweden, tennis star
1972   Anna Falchi, Tampera Finland, actress (La Dolce Vita '90)
1972   Sabine Appelmans, Aalst Belg, tennis star (Strasbourg doubles final)
1973   Christopher Sanders, tight end (Washington Redskins)
1973   Scott Fields, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
1974   Adam Parfitt, Victoria BC, rower (Olympics-96)
1974   Georgia Goettmann, model (Cosmo-May 1995)
1975   Brian Manning, wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
1975   Stijn Haeldermans, Belgian soccer player (MVV)
1976   Milena Mayorga, Miss Universe-El Salvador (1996)
1980   Aaron Metchnik, Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Stephen-Torkelsons)
1980   Monica Flammer, Gainesville Fla, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
1985   Lauri Hendler, Ft Belvoir Va, actress (Julie-Gimme a Break)

DEATHS
536   Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies
1253   Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53
1355   Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36
1462   Gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies
1521   Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded
1592   Bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80
1648   Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69
1662   John Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies
1672   Georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73
1677   Wenzel E Frst von Lobkowitz, Austria chancellor (16..-74), dies at 68
1699   Hans A baron von Abschatz, Silesian poet, dies at 53
1722   Pieter Erberfeld, German/Thais merchant on Java, dies
1776   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67
1778   James Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies
1782   Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer, dies at 66
1788   Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46
1821   John Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher, dies at 52
1827   Thomas Rowlandson, caricaturist, dies
1830   Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary/historian, dies at 69
1833   Richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62
1844   Henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76
1864   Joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union general-major, dies at 76
1865   Francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries
1883   Octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38
1892   Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, composer, dies at 69
1899   E J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies
1901   William Stubbs, historian/bishop, dies
1908   Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies
1925   Andre Caplet, composer, dies at 46
1929   Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer, dies at 86
1930   Jeppe Aakj‘r, Danish journalist/author/poet (Rugens sange), dies at 63
1933   Frederick Henry Royce, motorcar pioneer, dies
1941   Arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies
1944   Mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68
1945   K„the Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77
1946   Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), dies at 73
1946   Lionel Atwill, actor (Capt Blood, Great Waltz), dies at 61
1950   Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54
1951   Stanley Ridges, actor (possessed, Sgt York, Mr Ace), dies at 59
1953   Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N], Dutch writer, dies at 75
1957   Ignatius Roy D Campbell, British poet (Garcia Lorca), dies at 54
1961   Maria Radulphus, [Adrian Hermus], Cura‡ao school inspector, dies at 91
1962   Solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61
1962   Vera Reynolds, actress (Dragnet Patrol, Lawless Woman), dies at 62
1967   Tom Conway, actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show), dies at 62
1975   Mary Philips, actress (Farewell to Arms), dies at 75
1976   Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer, dies at 79
1977   Charles Sanford, orch leader (Your Show of Shows), dies at 71
1978   Will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75
1980   Jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72
1981   Brailsford Reese Brazeal, dean (Morehouse College), dies at 76
1982   Melville Bell Grosvenor, pres (Natl Geographic Society), dies at 80
1983   Earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies
1983   Walter Slezak, actor (Bedtime For Bonzo), commits suicide in NY at 80
1984   Ansel Adams, US photographer, dies at 82
1986   Mircea Eliade, writer, dies
1988   Irene Rich, US actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96
1989   Huey Newton, US, Black Panther leader, shot dead at 47
1990   Bertil Unger, actor (Devil & Max Devlin), dies
1992   Billy Wayne White, murderer, executed in Texas at 34
1992   Joop [Joseph] van Santen, Dutch 1st Chamber member (CPN), dies
1992   Youcca Troubatzkoy, actress (Flower of the Night), dies
1993   Andries Treurnicht, founder S Afr Conservative Party, dies at 72
1993   Cesar Chavez, US farm worker (United Farm Workers), dies at 66
1993   Mark Koenig, baseball shortstop (NY Yankees), dies at 88
1994   D Nauta, theologist/church historian/lawyer, dies at 96
1994   Denis Pitts, journalist, dies at 64
1994   Jack Alexander Bently, trombonist, dies at 80
1994   Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President (1969-75), dies of stroke at 81
1994   Schmidt Hans Burkhardt, artist, dies at 89
1995   Don Pullen, pianist/composer, dies at 53
1995   Maggie Kuhn, activist (Gray Panthers), dies at 89
1996   David Shipman, film historian, dies at 63
1996   Erma Bombeck, humorist (Grass is Greener), dies at 69
1996   Hiteshwar Saikia, PM of Indian state of Assam (1991-96), dies

   
 
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