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1989 Alvin Ailey, U.S. choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58
1986 Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 1986 San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix 1983 "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56 1983 "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances 1982 "Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin New York City after 69 performances 1982 "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin New York City for 69 performances 1982 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 5 performances 1982 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 5 performances 1982 "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin New York City after 5 perf 1982 "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin New York City for 5 performances 1982 "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1981 "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1981 "Merrily We Roll Along" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1979 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record) 1979 109 cm rainfall at Alvin Texas (state record) 1977 "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 1,050 performances 1977 "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 2377 performances 1975 "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 1050 performances 1974 Alvin Williams, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers 1973 "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 68 performances 1973 "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances 1973 Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60 1973 "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 8 performances 1973 "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 8 performances 1972 Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings vs. New Zealand 1972 David Seville, singer (Alvin and Chipmunks), dies at 52 1972 "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 690 performances 1970 "Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 690 performances 1969 Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Alvin Harper, NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1968 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin New York City after 28 performances 1968 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1967 Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's 1967 "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 65 performances 1967 "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 65 performances 1966 "It's a Bird... It's Superman" closes at Alvin New York City after 129 performances 1966 "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin New York City for 129 performances 1965 "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances 1965 "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 3 performances 1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances 1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances 1965 "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 375 performances 1964 "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances 1964 "High Spirits" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 375 performances 1962 Alvin Robertson, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors 1962 "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances 1962 "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 28 performances 1962 "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1961 "Wildcat" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 172 performances 1960 "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 172 performances 1960 Alvin Carter, vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 69 1960 "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances 1960 "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 95 performances 1960 "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 95 performances 1959 "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances 1959 "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 84 performances 1959 "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances 1958 Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1 1958 Alvin Martin, British Athlete 1958 "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances 1958 "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances 1957 "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 45 performances 1957 "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 45 performances 1956 Alvin Greenidge, cricketer, WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff 1955 "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 165 performances 1954 "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances 1954 "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances 1954 "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances 1953 "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances 1952 "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 90 performances 1951 "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 267 performances 1951 "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 267 performances 1949 Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, wonderful West Indies LHB 1972-81 1948 "Polonaise" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 113 performances 1946 "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances 1946 "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 113 performances 1945 "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances 1944 Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After 1940 Alvin Elliot Singleton, composer 1938 Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds 1936 FBI's J. Edgar Hoover arrests Alvin Karpis 1934 Judith Jamison, artistic director, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater 1931 Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer 1931 Alvin Ailey, choreographer, American Dance Theater 1928 Alvin Toffler, author, Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave 1928 Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51 1927 Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St. New York City 1926 "Alvin" Junior Samples, born in Cummings, Georgia, country singer, Hee Haw 1919 David Seville, Ross Bagdasarian, born in Fresno California, Alvin and Chipmunks 1918 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more 1918 Sergeant Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans 1914 Tony Martin, Alvin Morris, SF, singer, It's a Blue World, To Each 1913 Alvin Derold Etler, composer 1897 Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens 1891 Alvin Carter, born in Virginia, vocalist, Carter Family 1887 Alvin York, famed U.S. soldier with 25 kills in WW I 1877 Alvin Adams, American Businessman 1868 Alvin J. Fellows patents tape measure 1862 Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius 1821 Alvin Peterson Hovey, Major General Union volunteers 1804 Alvin Adams, American Businessman |
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