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1996 Death - John Alton, cinematographer, dies at 94

1992 Death - Robert Alton Harris, American Criminal

1980 Death - Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61

1972 Birthday - Jason Isringhausen, born in Alton, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets

1968 Birthday - Alton Montgomery, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons

1962 Birthday - Alton Brown, American Entertainer

1958 Birthday - Alton Lister, NBA forward and center, Portland Trailblazers, Celtics

1945 Birthday - Alton Maddox, New York black activist/attorney, Tawana Brawley case

1936 Event - 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), near Alton, Kansas (state record)

1932 Birthday - Rockin Dopsie Sr, Alton Jay Rubin, Jazz-Fusion singer, Zydeco

1926 Birthday - Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud

1918 Birthday - Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois, tallest known human, 2.72 m, 8' 11.1"

1904 Event - President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)

1901 Birthday - John Alton, cinematographer

1889 Birthday - Alton Augustus Adams, composer

1791 Death - Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Netherlands, commits suicide at 58









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