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2000 Jester Hairston, actor/composer, Amos 'n' Andy, dies at 98
1998 Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 1990 Dr. Amos Sawyer installed as interim President of Liberia 1982 Freeman "Amos" Gosden, U.S. radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83 1981 Paul 'Bear' Bryant ties Amos Alonzo Stagg with 314 football wins 1980 Lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 1980 Amos Milburn, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship, dies at 52 1977 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1975 Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics 1967 Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 1966 Smiley Lewis, Overton Amos Lemons, rocker, dies at 46 1965 Amos Mansdorf, lsrael, tennis star 1963 Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink, 1960 "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio 1960 Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98 1953 "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS 1951 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV 1950 Amos Gitai, actor, Neo-Fascist Trilogy, Golem, Arena of Murder 1948 Samuel L. Jackson, actor, Amos and Andrew, White Sand, Pulp Fiction 1947 Amos Biwott, born in Uasin Gishee, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1942 Amos Tom Wargo, born in Marlette, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 PGA Seniors Champion 1939 John Amos, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Good Times, Coming to America 1939 Amos Oz, Jerusalem Israel, author, My Michael 1936 Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel 1934 Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1928 "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) 1927 Amos Milburn, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship 1920 General Amos Fries appointed 1st U.S. Army chemical warfare chief 1918 Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe's Hhome runR to a triple 1888 Amos Bronson Alcott, U.S. theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 1862 Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor, tackling dummy 1825 Amos Bull, composer, wrote book of hymns 'The Responsary', used in New England churches, dies at 81 1806 Amos Beebe Eaton, Major General Union Army 1799 Amos Bronson Alcott, U.S. educator/poet, Concord Days 1744 Amos Bull, composer, wrote book of hymns 'The Responsary', used in New England churches 1592 Jan Amos Komensky, Comenius, Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer |
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