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US Great Blizzard of 1891 began.
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Sinclair Lewis (d.1951), American novelist of satire and realism, was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. His books include "Arrowsmith" and "Elmer Gantry." “There are two insults which no human will endure: the assertion that he hasn’t a sense of humor, and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble.” "Winter is not a season, it's an occupation." (AP, 6/26/98)(AP, 12/22/99)(HNQ, 5/18/98)(HN, 2/7/99)
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Eubie Blake, ragtime composer, pianist (Memories of You), was born.
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American pugilist John L. Sullivan became the last of the bare-knuckle world heavyweight champions with his defeat of Patty Ryan in Mississippi City.
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Pope Pius IX (1846-1878), Giovanni Ferretti (85), died. Revenge-seeking Italian liberals tried to dump his body into the Tiber River. He served 31 years, seven months and 22 days (PTA, 1980
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Pres Grant's private secretary, Gen. Orville E. Babcock, was acquitted of involvement in the Whiskey Ring. The "Whiskey Ring" was a conspiracy among distillers, revenue collectors, and high federal officials to avoid taxation through fraudulent reports on whiskey production. 230 indictments were secured, but no convictions were made. Grant helped Babcock secure an acquittal for his part in the ring. This affair contributed to the reputation for corruption that Grant's administrations acquired.
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Alcorn A & M College opened.
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Displaying results 253-259 (of 307) |
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1996 –
Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer
1993 –
David Dorfman, American actor
1993 –
Philip Wiegratz, German actor
1992 –
Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer
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Rachel Sibner, American actress
1990 –
Anna Abreu, Finnish singer
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Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
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Louisa Lytton Feb 7 British actress
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Ai Kago, Japanese singer
1988 –
Matthew Stafford, American college football player
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February, 7
- Births
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2009,
Brian Naylor (broadcaster), Australian television presenter (b. 1931)
2008,
Tamara Desni, German-born British actress (b. 1913)
2006,
Princess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar (b. 1914)
2005,
Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)
2003,
Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (b. 1921)
2003,
John Reading, Mayor of Oakland, California (b. 1917)
2002,
Jack Fairman, British racing driver (b. 1913)
2001,
Dale Evans, American actress and singer (b. 1912)
2001,
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (b. 1906)
2000,
Big Pun, Puerto Rican-American rapper (b. 1971)
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February, 7
- Deaths
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