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1927  John Walford, solicitor.   

1928  Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman/manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's)   

1928  Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies.   

1929  The inaugural ever Academy Awards (Oscars) are held.   

1929  The inaugural-ever Academy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.   

1929  1st Academy Awards.   

1929  Adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters).   

1929  Lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1930  6th Walker Cup US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2.   

1930  6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2   

1930  Desmond Langley, gov (Bermuda).   

1930  6th Walker Cup: US 10-Great Britain/Ireland 2   

1931  In this year, 57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand claims 2:01.8   

1932  Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston.   

1932  Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered   

1933  Cecil Travis is recorded as becoming 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game   

1936  In this year, 62nd Preakness George Woolf aboard Bold Venture claims in 1 59   

1936  The inaugural British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France   

1936  1st British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France.   

1936  In this year, 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture claims in 1:59.   

1938  38 die in Terminal Hotel fire (Atlanta GA)   

1938  In cricket Bradman scores 278 Australia vs MCC, 349 minutes, 35 fours 1 six.   

1938  The inaugural animal breeding society forms (New Jersey)   

1938  1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)   

1938  Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies   

1939  Food stamps are inaugural issued.   

1939  1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10).   

1940  Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers   

1940  Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris   

1940  Nazi's forbid non-professional auto workers.   

1941  Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia   

1941  Last great German air attack on Great Britain (Birmingham).   

1941  Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT)   

1941  1st US/radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers"   

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1558  Andreas of austria: Bohemia cardinal/gov of netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard digby: English conspirator   

1609  Ferdinand: Austria, cardinal of spain/governor of netherlands   

1641  Dudley north: Financier/economist   

1659  Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

1710  William talbot: 1st earl talbot, english politician   

1718  Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian mathematician   

1748  Antonius van alphen: Apostolic vicar of de bosch   

0942  Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

1265  Saint simon stock: English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Andrzej bobola: Polish jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Pietro da cortona: [berrettini], painter/architect,