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2007 Lloyd Alexander, dies in Pennsylvania, at 83
1999 Alexander Liberman, American Designer 1998 Alice Faye, actress/singer, Alexander's Ragtime Band, dies at 83 1997 Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician, dies at 94 1997 Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers 1997 Alexander Salkind, producer (Superman), dies at 75 1997 Alexander Salkind, producer, Superman, dies at 75 1997 Callum Alexander MacDonald, historian, dies at 49 1996 Alexander d'Arbeloff, entrepreneur, dies at 101 1996 Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67 1996 Alexander Lanusse, military president of Argentina (1971-73), dies 1996 Alexander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka Tetteh, actor/lawyer, dies at 64 1996 James Woodie Alexander, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 80 1996 Alexander George Ogston, biochemist, dies at 85 1996 Alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83 1996 Alexander Robertus, organic chemist, dies at 88 1995 Murdo Alexander MacLeod, minister, dies at 60 1995 Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45 1995 Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington, engineer, dies at 75 1995 Alexander Knox, actor and writer (Gorky Park, Accident), dies at 88 1995 David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer, dies at 86 1995 Alexander Hyatt-King, Mozart scholar, dies at 84 1995 PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander 1995 Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera), dies at 68 1995 Alexander Gibson, conductor, dies at 69 1994 Alexander Hardie Williamson, artist, dies at 87 1994 Mark Alexander Abrams, market Researcher, dies at 88 1994 Mark Alexander Lees, rowing Coach, dies at 38 1994 Alexander Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile 1994 Jack Alexander Bently, trombonist, dies at 80 1994 Alexander Golubev skates Olympic record 500m (36.33) 1993 Alexander Mackendrick, British/US director (Lady Killers), dies at 81 1993 Alexander Mackendrick, director (Whiskey Galore!), dies at 81 1993 Donald Alexander, System director/producer (East Valley), dies at 79 1993 Arthur Alexander, singer/songwriter (You Better Move On), dies at 53 1993 Alexander Mnouchkine, French movie producer (Professional), dies at 83 1993 Alexander Bodon, Hungarian-Dutch architect (RAI, Dollywood), dies at 86 1992 Alexander Dubcek, President of Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies 1992 Alexander Dubcek, premier Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies at 70 1992 Alexander V Van de Wall Bake, staff leader/Governor KMA Breda, dies 1992 Alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], actor and writer (Farce Major), dies 1992 Bradlees announces it will take over Alexander's department stores in New York City 1992 Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 1992 Tom Alexander, model/actor (Kurt-Forbidden Dance), dies of AIDs 1992 Sali Berisha becomes president/Alexander Meksi premier of Albania 1990 Alexander Lockwood, actor (Duel), dies 1989 Alexander Dubcek elected parliament chairman of Czechoslovakia 1989 Josef Alexander, composer, dies at 82 1989 Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander 1988 Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev and Jean-Loup Chretien launch 1985 Alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87 1985 Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 1985 Alexander Scourby, actor (Victory at Sea, Ransom), dies at 71 1984 Alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78 1984 Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of U.S.S.R. snatches a record 211 kg 1984 Alexander Calder's "Big Crinkly" sells for $852,000 1982 John Alexander, actor (Alien PI), dies at 85 1982 Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist, dies 1982 Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr. resigns, replaced by George Schultz 1981 Prince Willem Alexander opens Willems Bridge in Rotterdam 1980 Alexander Haig named Reagan's Secretary of State 1980 Alexander "Alex" Nicholas Voormolen, Dutch composer, dies at 85 1980 Brooke Alexander, 18, of Hawaii, crowned Miss World USA 1979 Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1997 1979 Doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81 1979 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City 1978 Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years 1977 Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78 1976 Alexander Calder, U.S. sculptor, dies at 78 1976 Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74 1976 Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman 1976 Clifford Alexander, Jr. confirmed as 1st black secretary of Army 1975 Alexander Serikow, born in Landshut, GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1975 Alexander Zhurik, hockey defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1975 Kevin Alexander, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1974 Alexander PGR duke of Ulster, son of English prince Richard 1974 Alexander Polinsky, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Adam-Charles in Charge 1974 Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from U.S.S.R. 1973 Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelag" 1973 Derrick Alexander, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72 1973 Cory Alexander, NBA guard for the San Antonio Spurs 1973 Alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91 1972 Patrise Alexander, linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1972 Susan Alexander, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Miss America Maryland, 1997 1971 Ken Alexander, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Derrick Alexander, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Troy Alexander, CFL defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1971 Brent Alexander, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Alexander Selivanov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1971 Manny Alexander, born in Dominican Republic, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1971 Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn wins Nobel Prize for Literature 1970 Elijah Alexander, NFL linebacker, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos 1970 Alexander Kerensky, Russian Public Servant 1970 Alexander Karpovtsev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers 1969 Mike Alexander, WLAF corner for the Rhein Fire 1969 Author Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from Soviet Writers Union 1969 Victor Alexander, NBA forward and center for the New York Knicks 1969 Ben Alexander, dies at 58 1969 Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British field marshal, dies at 78 1969 Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57 1969 Czechoslovakia's Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek deposed 1969 Alexander McQueen, fashion designer 1969 Scott Alexander Brownlee, Hamilton New Zealand, rowing coxless 4 men 1996 Olympics 1969 Alexander Mogilny, Khavarovsk, 1st soviet to defect to NHL, Sabres 1969 Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer, dies at 77 1968 Lisa Alexander, born in Toronto, Ontario, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1968 Czechoslovakian government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek 1968 Alexander Alexeev, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1967 Alexander Volkov, born in Russia, tennis star 1966 Alexander Semak, Ufa Russia, NHL center for the New York Islanders 1965 Alexander King, author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66 1965 Tim "Herb" Alexander, U.S. funk metal drummer, Primus-Prok soda 1964 Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer, dies at 57 1964 Dave Alexander, NFL center for the New York Jets 1964 Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, composer, dies at 58 1964 Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analyst, dies at 73 1964 Alexander Archipenko, sculptor, dies 1964 Alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76 1964 Alexander Meiklejohn, English Philosopher 1963 Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer, dies at 69 1962 Steve Alexander, rocker, Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret 1962 Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68 1962 Michael Alexander Conley, Chic, triple jumper, Olympics gold 92, 96 1961 Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86 1961 Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97 1961 Alexander Payne, American Director 1960 Alexander Gauge, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 46 1960 Alexander W. Dunlap, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, astronaut 1959 Jason Alexander, [Greenspan], Newark, New Jersey, actor, George-Seinfeld 1958 Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59 1958 Alexander Albrecht, composer, dies at 72 1958 Alexander W. B. Lyle, Shrewsbury England, PGA golfer, 1988 Phoenix Open 1957 Khandi Alexander, American Dancer 1957 Nicholas Alexander Faldo, born in England, PGA golfer, 1992 British Open 1957 Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer, dies at 80 1957 Alexander Cambridge, Governor-General (South Africa 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82 1956 Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49 1956 Mark Alexander Lees, rowing Coach 1956 Alexander Briley, vocalist, YMCA-Village People 1956 Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 1956 Hoboken dedicates a plaque honoring achievements of Alexander Cartwright in organizing early baseball at Elysian Field 1956 Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 1955 Alexander Papagos, Greek Field Marshal, dies 1955 Alexander Fleming, English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73 1955 Benny Alexander, secretary general, South Africa Pan-Africanist Movement 1955 Alexander O'Neal, R&B singer 1954 Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist 1953 George Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73 1953 Alexander O'Neal, Minneapolis, rocker, James Hearsky Harris III 1953 Alexander Fedorovich Poleshchuk, Moscow, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-16 1953 Alexander Cartwright founded baseball and not Abner Doubleday 1953 Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60 1952 Alexander Leibkind, Germany, judo, 1976 Olympics, WLAF, General Manager for the Rhein Fire 1952 Victor Alexander John Hope, viceroy of India (1936-43), dies at 64 1951 Alexander Panayotov Aleksandrov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-5 1951 Alexander Downer, Australian Politician 1951 Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council 1949 Alexander Godunov, Russia, composer/dancer, Bolshoi, defected 1979 1949 [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin U.S.S.R., dancer/actor, Die Hard 1948 Alexander Hood, born in England, Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronte, investment banker, descendent of William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson 1948 Bill Alexander, theatre director 1948 Alexander "Alec" Erwin, South African worker's union leader 1947 Callum Alexander MacDonald, historian 1946 Alexander Curly, [Harm Breemer], Dutch artist 1946 George Alexander, rocker 1946 Alexander "Skip" Spence, born in Canada, guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape-Omaha 1946 Paul Beresford, born in Levin, New Zealand, Sir Alexander Paul Beresford, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Mole Valley 1946 Alexander A Aljechin, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53 1946 Rodney Alexander, American Politician 1945 Denise Alexander, New York City, actress, General Hospital, Another World 1943 Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1943 Alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded 1943 General Alexander, Eisenhower, Anderson and Bradley discuss assault on Tunis 1943 Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns 1943 Alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56 1942 Alexander EHAML, prince of the Belgians/son of Leopold III 1942 Alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69 1942 Alexander van Zemlinsky, Australia/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70 1942 Alexander Woollcott, American Critic 1942 Barbara Lynn Alexander, producer 1941 Alexander Cockburn, English Lawyer 1940 Alexander Yossifov, composer 1940 Lamar Alexander, American Politician 1940 Alexander Irvine, Lord Chanceller of U.K., 1997- 1940 Arthur Alexander, U.S. singer and songwriter, Lonely Just Like Me 1939 Denise Alexander, actress, Mary McKinnon-Another World 1939 Jane Alexander, [Quigley], Boston, actress, Betsy, Kramer vs Kramer 1939 Charles Alexander Eastman, American Author 1938 Alexander Graham, Lord Mayor of London 1938 Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1938 Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Space, time and deity), dies at 79 1938 Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies 1938 Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to Hall of Fame 1937 Ross Alexander, actor (Captain Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 1936 Neville E Alexander, South african, 10 years in Robbeneiland Jail 1936 Alexander Berkman, Russian Writer 1936 Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, composer (Chopiniana), dies at 70 1936 Joshua Willis Alexander, American Judge 1936 Christopher Alexander, American Architect 1935 Max Euwe becomes world champ chess beating Alexander Aljechin 1935 Murdo Alexander MacLeod, minister 1935 Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70 1935 Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87 1935 Alexander W. F. Idenburg, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 1934 King Alexander, of Yugoslavia, killed by Georgief (Croatian terrorist) 1934 Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer, dies at 35 1934 William Vollie Alexander, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Arkansas 1969 - 1993 1933 Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Dutch violinist and conductor, dies at 52 1932 Alexander Goehr, composer 1932 Alexander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka Tetteh-Lartey, actor 1932 Alexander Kluge, writer 1931 Alexander L "Alex" Boraine, South Africa vicar/MP 1930 Alexander von Fielitz, composer, dies at 69 1929 Alexander Zaimis elected President of Greece 1929 Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd and last NL win 1929 Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher 1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1929 Alexander Fenton, CEO, Euro Ethnological Research Center in Edinburgh 1929 Alexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia 1929 Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia 1928 Alexander Tanev, composer 1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin 1928 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56 1928 Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper, WI of 50s and 60s 1926 Alan Alexander Milne's book "Winnie-the-Pooh" released 1926 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs 1926 Jean Alexander, English Actress 1926 Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder, Scottish Opera 1926 Alexander Gibson, conductor 1925 Shana Alexander, New York City, journalist, 60 Minutes 1925 Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer 1924 Alexander Haig, Jr., Bala-Cynwyd, 1924 Alexander Haig, Pennsylvania, U.S. Secretary of State, 1981 - 1982, General 1924 Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer, dies at 78 1924 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game 1924 Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Jr., Dutch minister (CHU), dies at 87 1924 Lloyd Alexander, born in Pennsylvania, American author, wrote children's fantasy novels, 'Cricket' magazine creator 1924 Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev, composer 1923 Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer, dies at 60 1923 Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies 1923 Terry Alexander, London, actor, Tony-Behind the Scenes 1922 Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies 1922 Alexander Raichev, composer 1921 Alexander Dubcek, headed Czechoslovakian Communist Party, 1968-69 1921 Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), dies at 40 1921 Alexander Salkind, producer, Superman 1921 Alexander Harman, born in Athens, West Virginia, born Alexander M. Harman, Justice Harman, judge, United States Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1969 to 1979 1920 Alexander, king of Greece (1917-20), dies after ape bite at 27 1920 Alexander Millerand elected president of France 1920 Alexander Arutiunian, composer 1920 Alexander H Cohen, New York City, Broadway producer, Beyond the Fringe 1920 Alexander Moulton, English bicycle designer, folding bicycle 1920 Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan, composer 1920 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 1920 Alexander Koltsjak, Admiral/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed 1920 Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington, engineer/Industrialist 1918 Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 1918 Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68 1917 Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky 1917 Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader 1917 Alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM 1917 Danielle Darrieux, France, actress, Alexander the Great, Mayerling 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year 1916 Victor Alexander Haden Horsley, physician, dies 1915 Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 1915 Haim Alexander, composer 1915 Alexander Durie, vice president, British AA 1915 Margaret Walker Alexander, poet and novelist, For My People 1915 Van Alexander, New York City, orchestra leader, Gordon MacRae Show 1915 Alexander N. Skriabin, Russian pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43 1915 Alexander Scriabin, Russian Composer 1915 Alexander Brott, composer 1915 Alexander Graham Bell in New York calls Thomas Watson in SF 1915 1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho 1914 Alexander Conze, German archaeologist, dies at 82 1914 Alexander Pola, Dutch actor and writer, Farce Major 1914 King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent 1913 Alexander Scourby, Brooklyn, actor, Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant 1913 Tyrone Power, Cleveland, actor, Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band 1913 Jack Alexander Bently, trombonist 1912 Alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director, Man in the White Suit, Mandy 1912 Alexander Liberman, editor/painter/photographer, 639 1912 Alexander Langsdorf, physicist 1911 Alexander Hyatt-King, scholar, Mozart 1911 Ben Alexander, NV, actor, Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr. Doodles Kicks Off 1911 Alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer, dies at 56 1911 Alexander George Ogston, biochemist 1910 Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37 1910 Alexander E Agassiz, U.S. businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74 1908 Alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist, Budapest String Quartet 1908 David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer 1908 Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist 1908 Edward Alexander MacDowell, U.S. composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 1907 Alexander Hardie Williamson, artist 1907 Alexander Robertus, organic chemist 1907 Alexander Todd, born in Scotland, born Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, biochemist, Nobel-Prize for Chemistry for structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, nucleotide coenzymes 1907 Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer 1907 Ross Alexander, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Boulder Dam, Captain Blood 1907 Josef Alexander, composer 1907 Gerhard Alexander, [Veldheer], Dutch actor, Prince Willem of Orange 1907 Alexander Knox, Canada, actor, Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind 1906 Alexander Bodon, Hungarian/Dutch architect, RAI building 1906 Alexander Moyzes, composer 1906 Alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76 1906 Mark Alexander Abrams, market researcher 1906 Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57 1906 Alexander Matheson, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, 2 Tests 1930-31 1905 Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, composer 1905 Alexander Johnston, CEO, Board of Inland Revenue 1903 Alexander Bain, Scottish Philosopher 1903 Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, British Prime Minister, 1963-64 1903 Alexander I, King of Serbia are assassinated 1903 Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician 1902 Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music 1901 Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter and graphic artist 1900 Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer, Zavod, 1900 Alexander Vasil'yevich Mosolov, composer 1899 Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer 1899 Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer 1899 Alexander Tcherepnin, composer 1899 Alexander Tcherepnin, St. Petersburg Russia, composer 1898 Alexander Calder, sculptor, mobiles, stabiles 1898 Alexander Abramsky, composer 1897 Doris Kenyon, Syracuse, New York, silent screen actress, Alexander Hamilton 1896 Alexander Sergeyevich Famintsin, composer, dies at 54 1896 Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 1896 Alexander Brailowsky, Russia, pianist, Chopin 1895 Alexander d'Arbeloff, entrepreneur 1895 Alexander Ewing, composer, dies at 65 1895 Alexander Nearmolen, composer 1895 Alexander Nicholas Voormolen, Dutch composer 1894 Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer 1893 George Alexander Osborne, composer, dies at 87 1893 Alexander Freiherr von Bach, premier of Austria (1852-59), dies at 80 1893 Alexander Korda, British movie producer, 3rd man 1893 Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer 1893 Alexander, king of Greece, 1917-20 1892 Alexander Alekhine, Russia, world chess champion, 1927-35, 37-46 1892 Alexander A Aljechin, Russian/French chess champ, 1927-35, 37-46 1892 Alfred A Knopf, U.S., publisher, 1966 Alexander Hamilton Medal 1892 Alexander Loudon, diplomat, Washington 1892 Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer, dies at 63 1892 Alexander Mackenzie, Canadian Statesman 1891 Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer 1891 Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada, 1945 - 1952 1891 Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analytical 1890 Alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, named minister to Liberia 1889 Alexander Dey patents dial time recorder 1889 Alexander Smallens, St. Petersburg, Russia, conductor 1888 Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter 1888 William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1887 George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 1887 Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer 1887 Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar 1887 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher, Phillies, Cubs 1887 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies 1887 Alexander Woollcott, New Jersey, short story writer, Man Who Came to Dinner 1885 Alexander Albrecht, composer 1884 Alexander Byvanck, Dutch art historian/archaeologist 1884 Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W. Friso, dies 1883 Alexander Papagos, Greek Field Marshal/supreme commander 1883 Czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow 1883 Alexander Alexandrov, composer 1883 Alexander H Stephens, Vice President Confederate States, dies at 71 1882 May Laws-Czar Alexander III bans Jews from living in rural Romania 1882 Alan Alexander Milne, English author, Winnie-the-Pooh 1881 Alexander Fleming, born in England, bacteriologist, penicillin; Nobel 1954 1881 Alexander J Kropholler, architect 1881 Alexander Kerensky, Simbirsk, Russian PM, 1917 1881 Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 1880 Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Netherlands violinist and conductor 1880 Alexander A Block, Russian poet, Dvenatsat 1880 Alexander A Block, Russian poet, Dvenatsat 1880 George Alexander Russell, composer 1880 Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt 1878 Alexander Duff, Scottish Clergyman 1877 Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer 1877 Russell Alexander, composer 1876 Alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia, 1922-34 1876 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson) 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents telephone 1875 Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission 1875 Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer 1874 Count Alexander, of Athlone, Governor-General, South Africa/Canada 1873 Alexander J Cuza, monarch of Moldavia/Romania, dies at 53 1873 Boyd Alexander, English explorer 1872 Alexander Meiklejohn, English Philosopher 1872 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer, Prometheus 1872 Alexander Scriabin, Russian Composer 1871 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer 1871 Alexander von Zemlinsky, Vienna Austria, composer, Schneeman 1871 Alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45 1871 Alexander, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 1 day old 1871 Alexander, grandson of England's Queen Victoria 1871 Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51 1870 Alexander Berkman, Russian Writer 1870 Alexander Dumas, French Novelist 1869 Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 1868 Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies 1867 Alexander Smith, Scottish Poet 1866 25th Postmaster General: Alexander W Randall of Wis takes office 1866 Karakozov attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia 1866 Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77 1865 President Johnson paroles CSA Vice President Alexander Stephens 1865 Alexander K Glazunov, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, Chopiniana 1865 Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer 1864 Alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russian/US composer, Snow White 1864 Alexander Gardiner, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1864 Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author 1864 Alexander Hays, U.S. Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 1864 Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer, dies 52 1863 Alexander Siloti, Kharkov Russia, pianist and professor, Moscow Cons 1888-91 1862 Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer 1862 Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer 1862 Alexander Early Stone, Confederate, dies in battle 1862 Emperor Alexander II grants Jews right to publish books 1862 Romania principality arises under King Alexander Cuza 1861 Alexander W. F. Idenburg, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1909-16 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1861 Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of CSA 1860 Alexander von Fielitz, composer 1860 Edward Alexander MacDowell, U.S., composer, Indian Suite 1859 Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies 1859 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer 1859 Samuel Alexander, English philosopher, Moral order and progress 1858 Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer, dies at 55 1858 Charles Haddon George Alexander, [George Samson], British actor 1858 Charles Alexander Eastman, American Author 1857 Alexander Douglas patents the bustle 1854 Alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer 1853 Alexander Stadtfeld, composer, dies at 27 1852 August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69 1852 Joshua Willis Alexander, American Judge 1851 [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands 1851 Alexander Aliabiev, composer, dies at 63 1850 Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St. Petersburg Russia, composer 1849 Willem Alexander PFL crowned king Willem III in Amsterdam 1849 Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28 1849 Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer/politician, Garman og Worse 1848 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 1848 Alexander Stewart opens 1st U.S. department store 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Netherlands/General-Major, dies at 29 1847 Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer 1847 John Alexander Dowie, [Elijah the Restorer], U.S., evangelist 1847 Alexander Graham Bell, born in Scotland, inventor of the telephone 1846 Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer 1845 Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar, 1881-94 1845 Alexander III, St. Petersburg, Russian tsar, 1881-94, 3/10 NS 1841 Alexander Sergeyevich Famintsin, composer 1840 Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-colonel Confederate Army 1840 Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process 1839 Dutch prince Willem Alexander PFL weds niece Princess Sophia 1837 Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader, CHU 1837 Alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37 1835 Alexander E Agassiz, U.S., businessman/biologist/geology 1835 Edward Porter Alexander, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1835 Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1835 Alexander Stuart Webb, Major General Union Army, died in 1911 1833 Alexander Ritter, composer 1832 James Alexander Walker, Brigadier General Confederate Army, died in 1901 1832 Alexander Chambers, Brigadier General Union volunteers, died in 1888 1832 Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer 1831 Alexander Conze, German archaeologist 1831 Alexander McDowell McCook, Major General Union volunteers 1830 Alexander Muir, born in Lesmahagow Scotland, poet, Maple Leaf Forever 1830 Alexander Smith, Scottish Poet 1830 Alexander Ewing, composer 1829 Giles Alexander Smith, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1876 1828 William Alexander Hammond, Brigadier General Union Army, died in 1900 1828 Alexander William Campbell, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer 1828 Robert Alexander Cameron, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1894 1827 Alexander Shaler, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1911 1826 Alexander Aphanashev, Russian story teller, Narodnye roesskie skazki 1826 Alexander Stadtfeld, composer 1826 John Alexander Logan, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1886 1825 Alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brigadier General Confederate Army, died in 1899 1824 Alexander Schimmelfennig, born in Prussia, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Alexander Campbell, composer, dies at 60 1823 Thomas Alexander Scott, Assistant Secretary War, Union, died in 1881 1823 Joseph Alexander Cooper, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1910 1822 Alexander MacKenzie, L, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada, 1873 - 1878 1821 Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1821 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, minister of finance/patriot, dies at 55 1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica 1820 Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer 1820 Alexander J Cuza, monarch of Moldavia, Wallachia and Romania 1820 Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer 1819 Alexander Hays, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1864 1819 Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 1818 Russia's Czar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine 1818 Alexander Robert Lawton, Brigadier General Confederate Army, died in 1896 1818 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major 1818 Alexander Bain, Scottish Philosopher 1818 Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia, 1855-81 1817 Alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from U.S. college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College 1817 Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father 1817 Tsar Alexander I recommends formation of Society of Israeli Christians 1816 William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1816 Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60 1815 Alexander Ramsey, Gov, Union, died in 1903 1815 James Alexander Seddon, Secretary War, Confederacy, died in 1880 1815 Alexander Brydie Dyer, Major General Union Army, died in 1874 1813 George Alexander Macfarren, composer 1813 Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer 1813 Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier, 1852-59 1812 Battle of Mogilev Russia-Napolean fights Czar Alexander I 1812 John Alexander McClernand, Major General Union volunteers 1812 Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice President, Confederacy, died in 1883 1811 Alexander Sandor Asboth, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1868 1811 Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer 1810 Alexander Walewski, French earl/foreign minister/Napoleon I's son 1809 Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 1806 Henry Alexander Wise, Brigadier General Confederate Army, died in 1876 1806 George Alexander Osborne, composer 1806 Alexander Duff, Scottish Clergyman 1804 Alexander Hamilton, Sect of Treasury, dies in pistol duel 1803 Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer 1803 Alexander Jackson Davis, U.S., architect, gothic revivalist 1802 Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer, dies at 53 1802 Alexander Dumas, French Novelist 1801 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer 1799 Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer, Eugene Onegin 1789 Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury 1789 Mrs. Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington 1788 Alexander Campbell, Irish / U.S. founder, Disciples of Christ 1787 Alexander Aliabiev, composer 1786 Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 1783 August Alexander Klengel, composer 1783 Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader 1781 Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49 1780 Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Netherlands, dies at 67 1777 Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter, cartoonist and graphic artist 1775 Alexander Anderson, U.S., engraver/illustrator, Shakespeare 1770 Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly 1765 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot 1764 Alexander Campbell, composer 1759 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 1756 Alexander Reinagle, composer 1755 Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer 1755 Alexander Hamilton, West Indies, 1st U.S. Secretary of Treasury, face is on the $10 bill 1749 Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer 1744 Alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56 1743 Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer 1738 Alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed 1736 Georg F Handel's "Alexander's Feast," premieres 1732 Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer 1712 Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen 1709 Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe") 1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe" 1709 Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez 1701 Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible 1691 Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII 1691 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 1689 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII 1669 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor 1667 Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 1667 John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer, Alexander Pope 1666 Alexander Brome, British poet 1665 Pope Alexander VII convicts Jansenisme 1661 Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter, dies at 74 1656 Alexander van der Capellen, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64 1655 Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII 1621 King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling 1621 Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV (-1623) 1610 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope, 1689 - 1691 1602 Alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St. Paul's, dies 1599 Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope, 1655-67 1592 Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Netherlands (1579-92), dies at 46 1587 Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter 1565 Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], theologist/physician, dies at 64 1521 Parliament of Worms: Cardinal Alexander questions Maarten Luther 1519 Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 1510 Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint 1503 Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies 1502 Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino 1500 Pope Alexander VI accept Treaty of Granada 1500 Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician 1497 Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola 1495 Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella and Venice sign anti-French Saint League 1493 Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal 1492 Rodrigo de Borja becomes Pope Alexander VI 1480 Lucretia Borgia, murderess, poison, daughter, Pope Alexander VI 1431 Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope, 1492 - 1503 1410 Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies 1409 Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V 1263 Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian ruler (1252-63), dies at 43 1261 Alexander IV, [Rinaldo dei conti di Segni], Pope (1254-61), dies 1249 Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 1245 Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies 1242 Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights 1220 Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler, 1252-63 1217 Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, English encyclopedist, dies at 59 1181 Ubaldo Allucingoli replaces Alexander III as Pope Lucius III 1181 Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies 1178 Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III 1177 Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I and Pope Alexander III 1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury 1165 Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome 1157 Alexander Neckum/de Sancto Albano, English theologist/encyclopedist 1124 Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies 1073 Pope Alexander II buried/Ildebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII 1073 Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies 323 Alexander III the Great, king of Macedonia/conqueror, dies at 32 235 Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered |
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