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28   Gaius Carrinas' triumphant procession through Rome
1442   King Alfonso V of Arag¢n occupies Naples
1523   Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
1534   Turkish adm Chaireddin "Barbarossa" allows Giulia Gonzaga to kidnap & plunder Naples
1552   Land guardians of Netherlands attacks Verdun
1553   King Edward VI accept archbishop Cranmers "42 Articles"
1575   William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
1653   -13] Battle at North Foreland: English fleet beats Dutch
1665   English rename New Amsterdam, NY, after Dutch pull out
1667   -13] Michiel de Ruyter destroys English fleet
1672   French army under Gen Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith
1673   Charles II's brother duke James of York resigns as Lord High Admiral
1683   Rye House-plot against English king Charles II uncovered
1691   Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII
1701   Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover
1714   Prussia & Russia sign secret treaty
1775   1st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (US) captures Margaretta (Br)
1776   Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights
1787   Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old
1792   George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver BC
1812   Napoleon invades Russia
1819   Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra
1838   Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Mass
1838   Iowa Territory forms
1839   1st baseball game played in America
1840   Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands
1845   George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country
1849   Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville Ky)
1859   Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered
1861   Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state
1864   Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley
1864   Skirmish at Mcafee's Cross Road Georgia, about 57 dies in battle
1867   Austro-Hungarian Empire forms
1875   9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42¬
1880   1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve
1880   John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0
1885   Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France
1889   Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc)
1892   Neth Society for Currency & Coin collecting forms
1897   Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll)
1898   Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to US control
1900   German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power
1903   Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city
1907   Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to Tigers
1908   Lusitania crosses Atlantic in record 4 days 15 hours (NYC)
1909   "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1
1910   PEC soccer team forms in Zwolle
1913   "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released
1915   29th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Hazel Wightman (46 62 60)
1916   30th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Louise Raymond (60 61)
1916   Tennis legend Bill Tilden's 1st appearance at US tennis championship
1917   Secret Service extends protection of president to his family
1918   1st airplane bombing raid by an American unit, France
1919   Dutch 2nd Chamber accord for equal Christian-public education
1920   52nd Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 2:14.2
1920   Farmer Labor Party organized (Chicago)
1922   German Reich president Friedrich Ebert visits Munich
1922   St Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times
1922   St Louis gets record 10 hits in a row & beats Phillies 14-8
1923   Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in NYC
1925   William DeHart Hubbard of US, sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4"
1926   58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader wins in 2:32.2
1926   Brazil leaves League of Nations
1928   NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples & 2 HRs to be White Sox 15-7
1930   34th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minn
1930   Heavyweight Max Schmeling KOs Jack Sharkey in NYC
1930   Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a foul in 4 for hw boxing title
1931   Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition & perjury
1933   Financial & Economy World conference opens (66 countries)
1934   Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] & United Air Lines
1935   Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15« hours in Senate's longest speech on record (150,000 words)
1935   Weapons pact ends 3 year war of Gran Chaco (Bolivia vs Paraguay)
1936   1st 50 KW US radio station (Pittsburgh Pa)
1937   41st US Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich
1937   USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continues
1939   43rd US Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Phila CC in Phila
1939   Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY
1942   Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present (Amsterdam)
1942   Hitler orders enslavement of Slavic peoples
1942   Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City
1943   Himmler orders extermination of all Polish ghettos
1944   1st V-1 rocket assault on London
1944   British 12th airborne batallion/13th & 18th Hussars conquer
1944   British 12th battalion conquers Br‚ville
1944   Churchill/Marshall/Arnold visit Montgomery's HQ in Chƒteau de Creully
1944   US troop march into Carentan/Caumont, Normandy
1945   US 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa
1947   Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ
1948   "Hold It!" closes at National Theater NYC after 46 performances
1948   "Sleepy Hallow" closes at St James Theater NYC after 12 performances
1948   "William Tell Overture" by Spike Jones peaks at #6
1948   48th US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 276 at Riviera CC in LA
1948   80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:28.2
1948   Bradman scores 138 in 1st Test Cricket at Trent Bridge
1950   2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die
1950   Connie Mack named Honorary Manager of the All-Star Game
1952   USSR declares peace treaty with Japan invalid
1954   "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 115 perfs
1954   86th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard High Gun wins in 2:30.8
1954   Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," is originally released
1954   Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0
1955   "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC
1955   Monitor (full weekend program) begins on NBC radio network
1957   Paul Anderson of US back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs)
1957   Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak)
1958   "Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979
1959   SF Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game
1960   KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins
1960   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1961   An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn
1961   Dutch Lockheed Electricity "Sirius" accident at Cairo, kills 20
1962   3 convicts used spoons to dig their way out of Alcatraz
1962   Laos prince Souvanna Phouma forms coalition govt
1962   USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m
1963   "Cleopatra" premieres in NYC
1964   Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
1965   "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 232 performances
1965   "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 199 perfs
1965   "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St Theater NYC after 540 perfs
1965   Beatles are awarded MBE
1965   Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies
1965   Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00)
1965   Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
1965   Sonny & Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand"
1965   South Vietnam Gen Nguyen Cao Ky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier
1966   Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan
1966   Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational
1967   Israel wins 6 day war
1967   Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested)
1967   Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages
1967   USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus
1967   Wash Senators beat Chic White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings
1968   "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St Theater NYC after 540 perfs
1970   Pitts Pirate Doc Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0
1971   Tricia Nixon & Edward F Cox marry at White House
1972   John Lennon's political "Sometime in NYC" released including "Woman is the Nigger of the World" "Attica State" & "Luck of the I
1973   Close finish at Trent Bridge, NZ Cricket need 479 to win, all out 440
1973   Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer
1975   Billy Williams's 400th career HR
1975   Hank Aaron's 1st HR in Milwaukee since 1965
1976   "Yes, Yes, Yes" by Bill Cosby hits #46
1977   "Pippin" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1944 performances
1977   23rd LPGA Championship won by Chako Higuchi
1977   Ground-breaking ceremonies for Pres Kennedy library
1978   David Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life
1978   US House of Representatives allows live radio coverage
1979   Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min
1979   Kevin St Onge throws a playing card a record 185'
1979   Opening ceremony at Cambridge Buddhist Assn meditation in Boston
1979   Sanista occupies parts of Managua
1979   Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson
1980   Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests
1981   "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford premieres
1981   3rd baseball strike starts
1981   Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike
1981   Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title
1981   Only candidate Hassan Gouled Aptidon wins Djibouti pres election
1982   750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park NYC
1982   Battle of Mount Longdon Falkland Islands
1982   Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel perform in Rotterdam
1983   29th LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan
1983   Comet C/1983 (Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa) approaches 0.0628 AUs of Earth
1983   Winston Davis takes 7-51 in Cricket World Cup match v Australia
1986   P W Botha declares South African national emergency
1987   Central Afr Rep ex-emperor Jean-B‚del Bokassa sentenced to death
1988   6th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Billy Casper
1988   Andy Hampton is 1st American to win Round of Italy
1988   Mei-Chi Cheng wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1989   "Doctor Doctor," TV Comedy starring Matt Frewer, debuts on CBS-TV
1989   Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids
1990   Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite Neth 1-1 in World Cup game
1990   NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning
1990   NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves
1990   Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
1990   Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list
1991   45th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
1991   Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation
1991   Mount Pinatubo volcano on Philippines erupts
1992   "Batman Returns" is released in USA
1993   "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17
1994   -17] Pope John Paul II visits Spain
1994   48th Tony Awards: Angels in America: Perestroika & Passion win
1994   Cab Calloway suffered massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY
1994   Liselotte Neumann wins Minnesota LPGA Golf Classic
1996   3 Phila Fed Court judges overturn US indecency ban on internet
1996   Marge Schott gives up day-to-day operations because of her numerous insensitive comments about Adolf Hitler, working women & As
1997   1st ever baseball inter-league game SF Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3
1997   MTV Movie Awards

BIRTHS
1468   Juan del Encina, composer
1519   Cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno)
1526   Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer
1599   Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal
1771   Patrick Gass, Falling Springs PA, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition
1795   John Marston Jr, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1885
1798   Samuel Cooper, Sect of War/General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
1819   Charles Kingsley, [Parson Lot], Engl vicar/historian (Westward Ho!)
1821   Henry Moses Judah, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
1825   John Cook, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
1829   Johanna Spyri, Switzerland, writer (Heidi)
1840   Jakub Arbes, Czech author (Modern¡ Up¡ri)
1842   Rikard Nordraak, composer
1851   Oliver Joseph Lodge, England, early radio pioneer
1857   Achille Simonetti, composer
1874   Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer
1876   Narciso Garay, composer
1877   Thomas C Hart, US admiral (Asiatic fleet)
1878   James O Curwood, US, journalist/writer (Kazan the wolfdog)
1881   Juan de Hernandez, composer
1885   Werner Erich Josten, Elberfeld Germany, composer (Jungle)
1890   Egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist
1892   John Donald Robb, composer
1893   Kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor/radio play director (Paul Vlaanderen)
1897   Alexandre Tansman, Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique)
1897   Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon (C), British PM (1955-57)
1900   Amadeo Roldan, composer
1900   Betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Sonna)
1902   Hendrik J Elias, Flemish historian/(mayor-Ghent)
1904   Eino Roiha, composer
1907   Giorgio Nataletti, composer
1908   Max Tailleur, adjudant to Prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist
1908   Otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS Fhrer (Mussolini/Horthy)
1908   Ronald Selby Wright, minister
1909   Archie Bleyer, Corona NY, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey)
1909   Mansel Treharne Thomas, composer
1911   Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavia, writer/politician (New Class)
1912   Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist
1912   Mary Lavin MacDonald Scott, author
1912   Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Chico Calif, actor (Judge Roy Bean)
1914   Maurice Ohana, British?/French? pianist/composer (La C‚lestine)
1914   Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist
1914   William Lundigan, Syracuse NY, actor (Climax)
1915   David Rockefeller, CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank)
1916   Irwin Allen, NYC, director (Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure)
1916   Ivan Tors, TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper)
1917   Priscilla Lane, US, actress (Arsenic & Old Lace)
1919   Uta Hagen, Germany, actress (Boys From Brazil)/teaches acting
1919   Vera Hruba Ralston, Czech, actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder)
1920   Peter Jones, England, actor (From a Bird's Eye View)
1921   H C Artmann, writer
1921   Hendrik J Witteveen, economist/minister of finance/director (IMF)
1921   James Houston, Toronto, author/filmmaker (Tikta'Liktak)
1922   Leif Thybo, composer
1923   Marta Pan, Hungarian/French sculptor (Great spiral)
1924   George Herbert Walker Bush, MA, 43 VP (1981-89) 41st Pres (R, 1989-93)
1927   Henry Slesar, Brooklyn NY, headwriter (Edge of Night)
1928   Michael Wishart, artist
1928   Richard Sherman, composer/lyricist (Mary Poppins)
1928   Vic Damone, [Vito Farinola], Bkln, singer (Street Where You Live)
1929   Anne Frank, Holland, Nazi victim/diarist (Diary of Anne Frank)
1929   Brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner
1930   Barbara Harris, 1st US Episcopal female bishop
1930   Hans Koetsier, Dutch sculptor (KLM-Schiphol)
1930   Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener of 50s)
1932   Jim Nabors, Sylacauga Al, actor/singer (Gomer Pyle)
1932   Mamo Wolde, Ethiopia, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1968)
1932   Rona Jaffe, novelist (Mazes & Monsters)
1935   Christoph Meckel, writer
1935   Ian Craig, cricketer (prodigious Australian bat of 50's)
1936   Bill Zeliff, (Rep-R-NH)
1939   Francis X McCloskey, (Rep-D-Indiana, 1983- )
1939   GAI Schuijt, Dutch jurist (information law)
1939   Geoff Griffin, cricketer (S Afr quick, hat-trick & chuck v Eng 1960)
1941   Chick Corea, Chelsea Mass, jazz pianist (Delhpi I, Toy Dance)
1941   Lucille Roybal-Allard, (Rep-D-California)
1941   Roy Harper, Manchester, rocker (Folkjokeopus)
1942   Len Barry, rocker (1-2-3-Dovells)
1943   Marv Albert, NYC, "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV)/back biter
1943   Reg[inald] Presley, [Ball], rock vocalist (Troggs-Wild Thing)
1944   Howard Cowart, rocker
1944   Linda Foster, Lancaster England, actress (Doris-Hank)
1944   Maurice Jackson, US singer (Independents-Leaving You)
1945   Alfred Antony Francis Gell, social anthropologist
1945   James Naughton, US, actor (Trauma Center) [7/6/46]-
1945   Terry Anderson, Sydney NSW Aust, US rapid fire pistol (Olympic-80, 96)
1947   Ronald J Freeman II, Elizabeth NJ, 4x400m runner (Olympic-gold-1968)
1948   Barry Bailey, Doraville Ga, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
1948   Norbert Phillip, cricketer (WI pace bowler late 70s)
1949   Yuri Michaylovich Baturin, Russian cosmonaut (SK:Soyuz TM-28)
1951   Alan Dysert, Danville Ill, actor (Sean Cudahy-All My Children)
1951   Ben E Carlos, [Brad Carlson], rock drummer (Cheap Trick-Dream Police)
1951   Brad Delp, guitarist (Boston-More Than a Feeling)
1951   Dean Unruh, Riverton Wyoming, WLAF offensive line coach (Rhein Fire)
1952   ?, Bonham TX, Dusty gives birth to her record 420th kitten
1952   Dale Krantz, singer (Crossings-Collis Band)
1952   Oliver Knussen, Glasgow Scotland, composer (Chicara)
1952   Seigfried Brietzke, German DR, coxless rower (Oly-gold-1972, 76, 80)
1953   Bun E Carlos, rocker
1953   Grace Jones, Kingston Jamacia (she claims but actually 5/19/48)
1953   Rebecca Holden, Austin Tx, actress (April-Knight Rider)
1953   Rocky Burnette, Memphis, rock vocalist (Towing the Line)
1954   Tineke Schouten, Dutch TV host
1956   Terry Alderman, cricketer (prolific Australian medium-pacer 1981-91)
1957   Javed Miandad, cricketer (Pakistan batsman Got a kick out of Lillee)
1957   Jim Morris, impressionist/comedian (Ronald Reagan, George Bush)
1957   Timothy Busfield, East Lansing Mich, actor (Elliot-30 Something)
1958   Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, Buenos Aires Arg, astronaut
1959   Jalal-ud-din, cricketer (Pakistani paceman, ODI hat-trick v Aust 1982)
1959   Jenilee Harrison, Glendale Calif, actress (Cindy-3's Company, Dallas)
1959   Kenneth D Herdigein, Suriname/Dutch actor (Say A)
1959   Scott Thompson, comedian (Kids in the Hall, Larry Sanders Show)
1959   Steve Bauer, St Catharines Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-silver-84, 96)
1960   Mark John Calcavecchia, Laurel NE, PGA golfer (1987 Honda Classic)
1961   Rod Latham, cricketer (NZ opening batsman)
1962   Ally Sheedy, [Alexandria], NYC, actress (Wargames, Breakfast Club)
1962   Michael Link, Provo Utah, actor (Earl-Julia)
1963   Philippa June Baker, Wanganui NZ, double scull rower (Olympics-96)
1964   Paula Marshall, Rockville MD, actress (Lindsay Sutton-Chicago Sons)
1964   Peter Such, cricketer (England off-spinner 1993-)
1965   Cathy Tyson, Liverpool England, actress (Serpant & Rainbow)
1965   Cindy Lee Berryhill, US singer/songwriter (Baby)
1965   Gwen Torrence, Lithonia GA, 100m/200m/400m (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)
1967   Neil Maxwell, cricketer (all-rounder for Fiji 1990, Victoria & NSW)
1968   Patty Armstrong, Torrance Calif, diver (Olympics-96)
1968   Scott Aldred, Flint MI, pitcher (Minn Twins)
1968   Sherry Stringield, actress (ER)
1969   Kevin Turner, NFL fullback (Phila Eagles)
1969   Mathieu Schneider, NYC, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders, Toronto)
1970   Damon Buford, Baltimore MD, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
1970   Lee Mayberry, NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies)
1971   Florencia Labat, Buenos Aires Argentina, tennis star (1992 Austrian)
1971   Iwan Tomasz, soccer player (Roda JC, Feyenoord)
1971   Mark Henry, Silsbee TX, 238+lbs (108+kg) weightlift (Oly-14th-92, 96)
1971   Phillip Bobo, WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971   Ryan Klesko, Westminster CA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves)
1971   Stephanie Thater, Kirkwood Mo, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
1971   Thomas Bailey, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
1972   Inger Miller, LA Calif, 100m runner
1972   Nathalie Baudone, Rocurt Belgium, tennis star (3rd round 1995 US Open)
1972   Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, NEC)
1972   Scott Dawes, Australian baseball catcher (Olympics-1996)
1973   Hanna Riikka Nieminen, ice hockey right wing (Finland, Oly-98)
1973   Jason Caffey, NBA forward (Chicago Bulls)
1973   Rick Plum, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, MVV)
1974   Kerry Kittles, NBA guard (NJ Nets)
1974   Vanessa Baker, Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
1975   Ryan Tucker, NFL center (St Louis Rams)
1975   Scott Ferrier, Australia, high jumper/decathlete (Olympics-96)
1976   Kristin Alicia Beall Ludecke, Eustis Fla, Miss America-Florida (1996)
1977   Andrea Schwartz, Winnipeg Manitoba, 200m butterfly (Olympics-96)
1978   ? Weiss, Albuquerque NM, (1996 US Mens' Figure Champion)
1978   Shiloh Strong, actor (Maybe This Time, House of Cards)
1979   Wil Horneff, Englewood NJ, actor (Ghost in the Machine, Sandlot)

DEATHS
816   Leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies
1231   Antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35
1490   Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39
1616   Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies
1675   Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), dies at 40
1687   Jurriaen van Streeck, Dutch still life painter, buried
1759   William Collins, English poet (Ode to Simplicity), dies at 37
1761   Meinrad Spiess, composer, dies at 77
1778   Philip Livingston, US merchant (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 62
1788   Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65
1789   Jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies
1850   Jean V Constant de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader, dies at 77
1853   John C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist, dies at 60
1858   Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74
1858   William Horsley, composer, dies at 83
1878   Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26
1887   Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41
1888   Carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62
1912   Fr‚d‚ric Passy, French economist/pacifist (Nobel 1901), dies
1917   Maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63
1922   Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp putsch 1920), dies at 63
1928   Salvador Diaz Miron, Mexicans poet, dies
1930   Dyce Willcocks, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of Canadian cricket), dies
1932   Ren‚ de Clerq, Flemish poet/writer (Book of Love), dies
1932   Theodorus Heemskerk, lawyer/Dutch sec of state (1866..88), dies at 79
1936   Isidore Weiss, French world checker champion, dies
1936   Karl Kraus, writer, dies at 62
1941   Guy de PourtalŠs, Swiss/French writer (Pˆche miraculous), dies
1942   Walter Leigh, composer, dies at 36
1946   Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies
1947   Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70
1952   Michael von Faulhaber, Cardinal/archbishop of Munich, dies at 83
1957   James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, US orchestra leader, dies at 53
1962   John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82
1963   Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (Cape Matapan, WW II), dies at 80
1963   Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37
1966   Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74
1966   Thomas Chalmers, actor (Blind Alleys, Outrage), dies at 81
1968   Fidelio Friedrich Finke, composer, dies at 76
1972   Edmund Wilson, US writer (To the Finland station), dies at 79
1972   Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63
1980   Milburn Stone, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75
1983   Norma Shearer, actress (Escape, Romeo & Juliet), dies at 82
1986   Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, dies at 76
1986   Tony Desimone, combo leader (Ernie in Kovacsland), dies at 66
1988   Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87
1989   Peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80
1990   Terence O'Neil, lord/PM of Ulster (1963-69), dies
1992   Edward Fleming, Danish director (Lille Spejl), dies
1992   Gerda Nicolson, actress (Next of Kin, Clinic), dies
1992   Serge Daney, French film critic (Les cahiers du cin‚ma, Traffic), dies
1994   Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher leader (1950-94), dies at 92
1994   Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of OJ, murdered at 35 (probably by OJ)
1994   Otto Roesch, paleontologist, dies at 93
1994   Ron Goldman, waiter, murdered with wife of OJ Simpson at 27
1995   Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist, dies at 75
1996   Ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78
1996   MacKenzie John, pipe major, dies at 83

   
 
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