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1974 Warren Morris, Alexandria, Louisiana, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze
1968 Russ Springer, born in Alexandria, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1964 Terry Mathews, Alexandria, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1964 Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage 1963 Dermot Mulroney, Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone 1959 MacKenzie Phillips, Alexandria, Virginia, actress, Julie-1 Day at a Time 1958 KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Reed Birney, born in Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Greatest Man in the World 1952 Stewart Copeland, born in Alexandria, Egypt, drummer, Police-Roxanne 1949 Nana Alexandria, U.S.S.R., International Woman's Chess Grandmaster, 1976 1941 Great British convoy marches into Alexandria 1917 Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1912 Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling India, writer, Alexandria Quartet 1908 Anna Magnani, born in Alexandria, Egypt, actress, Rose Tattoo, Miracle 1888 Giuseppe Ungaretti, born in Alexandria, Egypt, writer, poet, modernist, academic, best known work 'L'allegria' or 'The Joy' 1882 British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria 1882 British fleet bombs Alexandria 1882 Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans 1879 Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples 1864 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault 1864 Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) 1864 Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, Louisiana 1861 General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line 1861 Alexandria, Virginia occupied by Federal troops 1798 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt 1798 Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt 1638 Lukaris Cyrillus, patriarch of Alexandria/Constantinople, dies 642 Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed 641 Arabic/Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria 490 Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies 454 Dioscorus van Alexandria, patriarch (council of Efeze), dies 444 Cyrillus van Alexandria, patriarch of Alexandria, dies 365 Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die |
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