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2008 Adrian Mitchell, dies of pneumonia, at 76

2003 75th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Chicago wins Best Picture, Adrian Brody and Nicole Kidman win lead acting awards

1996 John Adrian Hope, politician/businessman, dies at 83

1995 Adrian J "Ad" Kaland, Dutch MP (CDA 1977-93), dies at 72

1988 Adrian Adonis, Keith Franke, WWF wrestler, killed in auto accident

1984 Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws

1983 Adrian Boult, conductor, dies

1980 Leonard Huizinga, journalist and writer (Olivier and Adrian), dies at 73

1976 Adrian Olivo, Arlington, Virginia, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics

1976 Adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88

1976 Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball

1974 Adrian Voinea, born in Focsani, Romania, tennis star, 1995 Malta

1973 Adrian Aucoin, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1973 Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at 69

1972 Adrian J Zoetmulder, author (God's Hour), dies at 91

1972 Adrian Van Troost, fast cricket bowler, Somerset and Holland

1972 Adrian Rollins, cricketer, Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex

1971 Adrian Griffith, cricketer, West Indian Test opening batsman 1997

1970 Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner for the New York Jets

1970 Adrian Hardy, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals

1968 Adrian Dale, cricketer, prolific Glamorgan and England A batsman

1968 Adrian Cooper, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings

1967 Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79

1966 Adrian Caldwell, NBA forward and center for the Indiana Pacers

1965 Adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies

1965 Adrian Pasdar, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, actor, C Oliver Resor-Feds, Top Gun

1964 Adrian Moorhouse, British 100m breaststroker, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics

1961 Maria Radulphus, Adrian Hermus, Curaeao school inspector, dies at 91

1960 Jennifer Anglin, Adrian, Michigan, actress, Cheryl-General Hospital

1960 Adrian Paul, born in London, England, actor, Dance to Win, Highlander

1959 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56

1959 Adrian Kuiper, cricketer, South African all-rounder

1959 Adrian Meagher, Australian baseball pitching coach, 1996 Olympics

1958 Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies

1957 Major Adrian Drew flies 1,943 kph in F-101 Voodoo

1957 Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist, Iron Maiden-Aces High

1956 Adrian Wright, rocker, Human League-Only Human

1956 Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human League-Only Human

1955 Adrian Dantley, born in Washington, D.C., NBA forward, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, Utah Jazz

1954 Philadelphia Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs. Washington (49-21)

1954 Adrian Zmed, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, TJ Hooker, Dance Fever

1954 Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake

1950 Adrian Cosma, born in Romania, team handball 1976 Olympics silver

1944 Keith Adrian, Johnson, Indies/Dutch actor, Intrepid Mr. Twist

1943 In Dr. Faustus, Serenus Zeitblom begins his bio of Adrian Leverkuhn

1943 Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer, dies at 68

1941 Soraya Khashoogi, born in Leicester, England, wife, Adrian Khashoogi

1941 Adrian Lyne, director, Fatal Attraction, 9 Weeks, Jacob's Ladder

1937 Adrian J Vlok, South African NP-minister of Law and Order, 1986-

1932 Adrian Mitchell, born in North London, English playwright, poet, children's author, voice for British anti-authoritarian Left

1932 Adrian Henri, poet and president, Liverpool Academy of Arts

1932 Adrian Swire, British aircraft magnate, Cathay Pacific

1930 1st concerto of BBC Symphony Orchestra, under Adrian Boult

1929 Adrian Cadbury, candy manufacturer, Cadbury, Schweppes

1921 Adrian Cruft, born Adrian Francis Cruft, son of Eugene Cruft, born in Britain, composer, dubbed a performer's composer, composed church, chamber and orchestral works

1914 Adrian H. Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26

1913 Iris Adrian, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard

1912 John Adrian Hope, politician and businessman

1903 Max Adrian, Enniskillen Northern Ireland, actor, Devils, Music Lover

1903 Gilbert Adrian, Greenberg, born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, costume designer

1899 Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19

1893 Norman Bel Geddes, born in Adrian, Michigan, theatrical designer, Rivals, Dead End

1889 Edgar D Adrian, English physiologist, Nobel 1932

1889 Adrian Boult, born in Chester, England, conductor and composer, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1888 Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer

1888 Adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet, Raged and Tired

1887 Clive Brook, born in London, England, actor and director, List of Adrian Messenger

1884 Adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser, British Petroleum/Shell

1874 Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer

1865 Adrian van Oordt, Dutch writer, neo-romantic

1851 Jean E "Adrian" van Bevervoorde, journalist (Treason), dies at 31

1846 Adrian van de Ende, vicar/protestant reformer, dies at 77

1833 Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65

1802 Adrian van der Hoop, Jr., Dutch poet and critic

1768 Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist

1761 Adrian Loosjes Pzn, publisher/writer, Mauritius Lijnslager

1719 Adrian "Aart" van Wijck, Dutch theologist (anti-jansenism), dies at 78

1641 Adrian "Aart" van Wijck, theologist, against jansenisme

1635 Adrian A Metius, mathematician/fort architect, dies at 63

1599 Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter

1572 Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda

1572 Garrison under Adrian van Swieten occupy Oudewater

1571 Adrian A. Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect

1562 Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82

1544 Adrian van Goes becomes land advocate of Holland

1527 Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice

1523 Adrian VI, Adriaan F Bieyens, only Dutch Pope (1522-23), dies at 64

1522 Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope

1522 Adriaan F Boeyens elected only Dutch pope (Adrian VI)

1521 Inquisitor-general Adrian Boeyens bans Lutheran books

1517 Inquisitor Adrian Boeyens (pope Adrianus VI) becomes cardinal

1459 Adrian VI, Adriaan F Boeyens, born in Netherlands, Pope, 1522-23

1276 Adrian V, Ottobono Fieschi, Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies

1159 Adrian IV, Nicole Breakspear, only English pope (1154-59), dies

1155 Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor

884 St. Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

872 Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80

867 Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

795 Adrian I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

795 Adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies


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