1988 Alexandria L'Esperance, quintuplet
1974 Warren Morris, Alexandria, Louisiana, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze
1968 Russ Springer, 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
1912 Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling India, writer, Alexandria Quartet
1908 Anna Magnani, born in Alexandria, Egypt, actress, Rose Tattoo, Miracle
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 Gen 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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