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1953  "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 perfs   

1953  James Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64.   

1954  8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon and Kismet win   

1954  Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69   

1955  Country singer Reba McEntire born this day   

1955  New Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park   

1955  NZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park.   

1956  Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack.   

1957  1st National Curling Championship held.   

1958  Chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53   

1959  11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government and installs Panchen Lama.   

1959  11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's govt and installs Panchen Lama   

1959  James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies   

1960  Pope John raises the inaugural Japanese, inaugural African and inaugural Filipino cardinal   

1960  Scotch factory explodes burying 20 firefighters (Glasgow Scotland)   

1960  Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African and 1st Filipino cardinal.   

1960  Ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I-10 Commandments), dies at 61   

1962  Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India   

1962  Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees.   

1962  Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India   

1963  AFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets   

1963  Alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52.   

1964  In the Prince William Sound, Alaska a quake measuring 9.2 occurs one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World,   

1964  Near Merriman, Nebraska a 5.1 quake is one of the largest historical earthquakes in Nebraska   

1964  1st pirate radio station near England (Radio Caroline).   

1965  Near the West Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake occurs about 400 persons were killed or missing, 350 were injured, and extensive property damage was reported.   

1965  In this year, Jo Ann Prentice claims LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational   

1965  VAA Mary, English princess, dies at 67.   

1967  UN Secretary General U Thant makes public proposals for peace in Vietnam   

1967  "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 65 performances   

1968  Actress Lucy Lawless was born this day   

1969  In Turkey a 6.4 earthquake occurred in the Alasehir region of western Turkey   

1969  Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal   

1969  Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th pres/gen (WW 2), dies in Washington at 78   

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1468  Charles i: Duke of savoy   

1472  Fra bartolomeo: Monk, florentine renaissance painter   

1472  Fra bartolommeo: Italian artist   

1483  Raphael: Urbino italy, painter (school of athens)   

1515  Theresa of avila/teresa de jesus: Spanish mystic writer/saint   

1522  Albert the warlike: Prince of bayreuth   

1569  Ranuccio i farnese: Duke of parma   

1592  Jan amos komensky: [comenius] moravian educational reb03281603 stephan otto, composer   

0193  Death of Publius helvius pertinax: Roman emperor (192-93), assassinated   

0593  Death of Guntram: French king in burgundy,   

1072  Ordulf: Duke of saxony   

1134  Stefanus harding: 3rd abbott of côteaux/saint,   

1239  Death of Emperor go-toba of japan: Emperor go-toba of japan (b. 1180)   

1285  Martinus iv: [simon de brion], pope (1281-85),   

1563  Death of Heinrich glarean: Swiss music theorist (b. 1488)   

1566  Siegmund freiherr von herberstein: Austrian diplomat,