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Alton


1996 John Alton, cinematographer, dies at 94

1992 Robert Alton Harris, American Criminal

1980 Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61

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

1968 Alton Montgomery, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons

1962 Alton Brown, American Entertainer

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

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

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

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

1926 Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud

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

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

1901 John Alton, cinematographer

1889 Alton Augustus Adams, composer

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


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