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2003 Kamato Hongo, old man, world's oldest well-documented man for almost four years, dies at 116

1993 Edwin Louis Battle, actor (Almost Blue, Chase), dies of stroke at 33

1987 "Didn't We Almost Have It All," by Whitney Houston hits #1

1982 NBC radio cancels almost all of its network daily features

1982 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 1st visit to U.S. in almost 11 years

1981 Almost 1 million West German metal workers in strike

1977 President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders

1973 New York Times reports almost all Superfectas run at Yonkers, Roosevelt and Monticello from Jan-Mar of 1973 were fixed

1971 Sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concludes an almost 5 year run

1965 Dick McInnes stays aloft almost 12 hours in a kite

1956 East Germany frees almost 19,000 prisoners

1955 "Almost Crazy" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 16 performances

1955 "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 16 performances

1945 Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin

1943 Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 were lost by Germany

1935 David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette

1930 Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes

1915 Battle of Loos, almost 430,000 French, British and Germans killed

1913 Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously

1902 Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist

1896 Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs

1895 Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress

1879 F. W. Woolworth opens 1st store, failed almost immediately

1575 Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died


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