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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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