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2003 Adam Osborne, Author

2000 Adam Petty, American Celebrity

1996 Brother Adam Kehrle, benedictine monk/beekeeper, dies at 98

1992 Adam Robert Worton, Newark DE, twin actor, Baby's Day Out

1991 Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics

1991 Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglary

1991 Former child actor Adam Rich arrested for breaking into a pharmacy

1984 Adam Wylie, actor, Picket Fences

1983 William D Elliot, actor (Bernie Loves Bridget, Adam 12), dies at 49

1983 Claus Adam, composer, dies at 65

1982 Alfred Adam, dies at 72

1980 Adam Petty, American Celebrity

1979 Ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82

1979 Adam Brody, American Actor

1975 Adam Saathoff, Tuscon Ariz, running target 1996 Olympics

1975 Adam Deadmarsh, Trail BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, 1998 Olympics

1974 Eve March, actress (Adam's Rib, Danny Boy), dies at 63

1974 Adam Treu, guard and tackle for the Oakland Raiders

1974 Adam Parfitt, born in Victoria BC, rower 1996 Olympics

1974 Adam Meadows, offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts

1973 Adam Bacher, cricketer, nephew of Ali South Africa Test batsman 1996-

1973 Adam Garcia, Australian Actor

1972 Adam Clawson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, slalom single canoe, Olympic-19th-96

1972 Adam Vinatieri, WLAF punter/kicker, Amsterdam Admirals, New England Patriots

1972 Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63

1971 Adam Gilchrist, cricket wicket-keeper, hard-hit Australian ODI 1996

1971 Jonathan "Adam" Holland, Philadelphia, rower 1996 Olympics

1971 Adam Timmerman, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Adam Foote, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada

1971 Adam Laurent, born in Santa Cruz, California, pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics

1971 Adam Parore, cricket wicket-keeper, NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion

1970 Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60

1970 Charles Rangel defeats Adam Clayton Powell in Democratic primary

1970 Adam Keefe, NBA forward, Utah Jazz

1970 Adam Goldberg, American Actor

1969 Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House

1969 Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1969 Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress

1968 Adam Rich, New York City, actor, Nicholas-8 is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy

1968 Adam Walker, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers

1968 Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers

1967 Henri-Georges Adam, French painter/cartoonist/sculptor, dies at 63

1967 Adam Savage, American Entertainer

1967 Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr

1967 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116)

1966 Ad-Rock, [Adam Horowitz], rocker, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight

1966 Adam Sandler, actor - comedian, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, SNL

1966 Karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89

1966 "Batman" with Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV

1965 Judy Holliday, comedienne (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies at 42

1965 Adam Johnson, Portland, Oregon, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics

1965 Adam Jones, American Musician

1964 Adam Curry, American Journalist

1964 MCA, [Adam Yauch], rock vocalist, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight

1964 M C A, [Adam Yauch], rapper, Beastie Boys

1964 Adam Duritz, American Musician

1962 Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd

1962 Adam Baldwin, actor, Full Metal Jacket, My Bodyguard

1962 Adam Schreiber, NFL center/guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants

1961 Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education and Labor

1960 Adam Lingner, NFL center for the Buffalo Bills

1960 Adam Schiff, American Politician

1960 Adam Clayton, born in Oxfordshire, rock bassist, U2-I Will Follow

1959 Ed Fry, actor, Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World

1959 Marco Pirroni, born in London, rock guitarist, Adam and The Ants

1958 Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants

1958 Adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80

1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music

1956 Adam Arkin, Brooklyn, actor, Busting Loose, Pearl, Northern Exposure

1954 Adam Ant, [Stuart Goddard], London, punk rocker, If I Strip For You

1954 Merrick, [Chris Hughes] rock drummer, Adam and The Ants

1954 Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54

1952 Adam Woods, rock drummer and pianist, Fixx

1950 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70

1947 Adam Ingram, British MP

1946 Adam Michnik, Polish Editor

1945 Gordon Thompson, born in Ottawa Canada, actor, Adam Carrington-Dynasty

1945 Hans Adam, prince of Liechtenstein

1944 Adam Clayton Powell elected 1st black congressman from East

1943 Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55

1940 Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want?

1939 Adam Osborne, Author

1937 Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio

1937 Adam Wade, actor, Kiss Me Goodbye, Crazy Joe

1935 Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn

1933 Adam Kaczynski, composer

1933 Gary Crosby, born in California, actor, Bill Dana Show, Adam 12, Chase

1929 Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra

1929 General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel

1929 Willem Royaards, theater directeor (Adam in Ballingschap), dies

1928 Adam West, born in Walla Walla Wash, actor, Batman, Last Precinct

1928 Adam Walacinski, composer

1927 Martin Milner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley

1924 Hans Berghuis, Dutch author and poet, 3 Women, Adam

1923 Tige Andrews, Brooklyn, actor, Capt Adam Greer-Mod Squad

1922 Judy Holliday, born in New York City, comedienne/actress, Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib

1922 Adam Kennedy, born in Lafayette, Indiana, actor, Dion-Californian

1920 Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57

1919 Guy Bolton and George Middleton's "Adam and Eve," premieres in New York City

1917 Ossie Davis, born in Cogdell, Georgia, actor and playwright, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam

1917 Claus Adam, composer

1914 David Wayne, actor, Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve

1913 Adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58

1912 Madge Adam, astronomer

1909 Adam Popovich, composer

1909 Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Foreign Affairs, 1956-68

1909 Adam Clymer, American Journalist

1908 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Rep-D-NY, /minister

1908 Adam Clayton Powell, Rep-D-NY, 1945-70

1907 Katharine Hepburn, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond

1905 Wazyk, [Adam Wagman], Polish poet and author, Eyes and Mouth

1904 Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73

1904 Henri-Georges Adam, French etcher/painter/sculptor, Grand Nude

1900 Marinus Adam, Dutch conductor/composer

1900 Spencer Tracy, born in Milwaukee, actor, Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib

1899 Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer

1899 George Cukor, producer/director, Adam's Rib, Philadelphia Story

1898 Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56

1898 Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper

1896 Ronald Adam, Herefordshire England, actor, Phantom Shot

1895 Adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58

1887 Adam Kuckhoff, writer

1880 George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday

1880 Jacob Epstein, sculptor, Adam, Jacob and the Angel

1880 Eugen Adam, painter, dies

1879 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer

1878 Adam von Ahn Carse, composer

1876 Karl B Adam, German theologist, Christ our Brother

1868 Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79

1862 Paul Adam, French writer, La Bataille d'Uhde

1862 Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47

1856 Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer/critic (Giselle), dies at 52

1856 George Adam Smith, Scottish Clergyman

1855 Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56

1854 Adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist, Peripatus

1848 Adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77

1842 Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer

1837 Adam Opel, German manufacturer, cycling, motorcars

1831 Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1895

1830 Adam Minchejmer, composer

1829 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53

1828 John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House

1828 Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1868

1822 Charles Adam Heckman, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1896

1822 Franz Adam Veichtner, composer, dies at 81

1819 George Eliot, England, Victorian novelist, Adam Bede

1816 Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92

1814 Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1862

1812 Benno Adam, animal painter

1811 Frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65

1804 Johann Adam Hiller, composer, dies at 75

1803 Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer/critic, Si j'etait roi

1798 Adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet, Pan Tadeusz

1794 James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64

1792 Robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63

1790 Adam Smith, Scottish Economist

1789 Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer

1785 Adam Sedgwick, British geologist

1784 Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher

1779 Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlager, Denmark, poet, Natl Poet 1849

1776 Adam Weishaupt founds secret society of Illuminati

1775 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general and Napoleon's wife Marie lover

1771 Adam FJA van der Duyn, Dutch governor, South Holland

1746 Frantisek Adam Mica, composer

1741 Franz Adam Veichtner, composer

1733 Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46

1728 Johann Adam Hiller, composer

1728 Robert Adam, architect/designer, Adelphi Terrace, London

1724 Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77

1723 Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian

1723 Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist, Wealth of Nations, baptized

1722 Johann Adam Reincken, German organist/composer, dies at 99

1710 Francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor, garden sculptures

1701 Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80

1700 Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59

1687 Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer

1678 Staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva"

1673 Adam Pijnacker, Dutch landscape painter/etcher, buried at 51

1666 Adam Krieger, German composer, dies at 32

1664 Adam Willaerts, Dutch seascape painter, dies

1646 Johann Theile, German composer, Adam and Eve

1640 Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer

1638 Admiral Adam Westerwolt conquerors Batticaloa, Ceylon

1634 Adam Krieger, German composer

1623 Johann Adam Reincken, composer

1623 Jan Adam Reincken, composer

1622 Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized

1610 Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32

1578 Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized



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