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2008 Arthur C. Clarke, dies in Sri Lanka, at 90
2007 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., dies of caridac arrest at 89, newspapers remembered him as a historian of power 2004 Arthur Lydiard, New Zealander Athlete 2004 Arthur Hailey, writer, Airport, dies at 84 2003 Arthur Berger, American Composer 2002 "Arthur ""Spud"" Melin", entreprenuer, co-founded Wham-o, dies at 76 2002 Dudley Moore, actor, Arthur, dies at 66 2000 Leslie Arthur Sirkin, geologist, dies at 65 2000 Sir John Gielgud, British actor, Arthur, dies at 96 1999 Arthur Schawlow, physicist, co-inventer of the laser, dies at 77 1999 Arthur Boyd, Australian Artist 1998 Philip Abbott, actor (Arthur Ward-FBI), dies at 74 1997 Arthur Tracy, radio personality (Street Singer), dies at 98 1997 Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician, dies at 55 1997 Ian Arthur Hoyle Munro, medical journalist, dies at 73 1996 Arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74 1996 Arthur Axmann, head of Hitler Youths in (1940-45), dies at 83 1996 Arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer, dies at 80 1996 Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer/pilot, dies at 93 1996 Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon, dies at 85 1996 Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 1996 Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania 1996 Arthur Sydney Martin, spycatcher, dies at 81 1996 Arthur Rudolph, rocket Engineer, dies at 89 1995 Arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82 1995 Arthur George Bottomley, politician, dies at 88 1995 Arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant, dies at 82 1995 Arthur Benfield, formed head of Cheshire CID, dies at 82 1995 Arthur Holt, politician, dies at 81 1995 Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso), dies at 85 1995 Arthur Lubin, film director, dies at 95 1995 Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr. Ed), dies at 96 1995 Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 1995 Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist, dies at 57 1995 John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer teacher organist, dies at 69 1995 Arthur S Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65 1995 Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88 1995 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop, dies at 81 1995 Arthur Leavins, violinist, dies at 77 1994 Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist, dies at 70 1994 Arthur Ballard, artist, dies at 79 1994 Arthur Krim, U.S. director (United Artists, Orion Pictures), dies 1994 Arthur Rex Alston, British sports commentator, dies at 93 1994 Arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90 1994 Arthur Berry, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985, dies at 69 1994 Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist, dies at 77 1994 Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist, dies at 59 1994 Arthur Altman, songwriter, dies at 83 1993 Arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85 1993 Arthur Staal, Dutch architect (Shell Tower Amsterdam), dies at 86 1993 Arthur Alexander, singer/songwriter (You Better Move On), dies at 53 1993 Arthur P Smith, U.S. founder of Miami Planetarium, dies at 76 1993 Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49 1992 Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year 1992 Arthur Lang, U.S. boxer/businessman, dies at 115 1992 Mobil Oil tug with 12,000 gallons of oil run aground in Arthur Kill 1992 Arthur Babbitt, animator (Mr Magoo, Goofy), die at 84 of heart failure 1991 Jean Arthur [Gladys Greene], U.S. actress (Shane), dies 1991 Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia 1990 Arthur Joseph Goldberg, American Statesman 1990 Arthur Kennedy, actor (Air Force), dies of a brain tumor at 76 1988 Arthur Michael, Lord Ramsey/archbishop of Canterbury, dies 1987 James Arthur Baldwin, writer (Another Country), dies at 63 1987 Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89 1987 Arthur Frank Burns, Ukrainian Economist 1987 Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81 1986 Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist, dies at 65 1986 Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer, dies at 89 1985 Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame 1984 Arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83 1984 Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer, dies at 63 1984 Emil Coleman, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Party 1984 Arthur T "Bomber" Harris, bombed nazi-Germany, dies 1984 Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies 1983 Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery 1983 Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 1983 Arthur Koestler, Hungarian/British writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at 77 1983 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 1982 Arthur Askey, British comedian, dies at 82 1982 Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in New York City 1982 Arthur Lowe, Brits actor (Captain Mainwaring in Dad's army), dies at 66 1981 Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Schawlow win Nobel for physics (laser) 1981 Arthur C. Nielsen, American Businessman 1981 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 1980 Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis 1979 Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 1979 Arthur Fiedler, orchestra leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84 1979 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, dies at 68 1979 Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in New York City 1977 29th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Carroll O'Conner and Bea Arthur 1976 Chester Arthur Burnett, U.S. blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 1975 Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81 1975 89th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats J Connors 1975 Richard Conte, actor (Four Just Men, Jean Arthur Show), dies at 65 1975 Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83 1975 Arthur Pierson, actor and director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73 1974 Arthur K Watson, U.S. businessman (IBM), dies at 55 1973 Arthur Calwell, Australian Politician 1973 Jennifer Darst, Dallas Texas, pairs skater, & Arthur Reid 1973 Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies 1972 92nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Ilie Nastase beats Arthur Ashe 1972 Arthur Reid, born in Nashville, Tennessee, pairs skater, & Jennifer Darst 1972 Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Governor Wallace 1972 George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland 1972 "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio 1972 J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate 1971 Arthur B Springarn, U.S. NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 1970 Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily 1970 Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73 1970 Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 1969 Arthur Numan, soccer player, PSV 1969 Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1969 Arthur Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, son of Arthur Benjamin Guinness, member of the Guinness family, founders of the Guinness brewery 1969 Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales 1969 Arthur Marshall, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1969 Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 1968 Weegee, also known as Arthur Fellig, American Photographer 1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis 1968 Robert Arthur Ley, sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X), dies at 47 1968 1st U.S. Open, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe-wins) 1968 Arthur Ashe defeats Tom Okker to win U.S. Tennis Open 1968 88th U.S. Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats Tom Okker 1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to win U.S. singles championship 1968 Arthur Kopit's "Indians," premieres in London 1968 Stacy Leigh Arthur, born in Naperville, Illinois, playmate, Jan, 1991 1968 Arthur Miller's "Price," premieres in New York City 1967 Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968 1967 Arthur Mitchell Ransome, critic/children's book author, dies 1967 Arthur W. Tedder of Glenguin, British air marshal (WW II), dies at 76 1967 Arthur Ransome, Writer 1966 Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 1966 Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer, dies at 82 1966 Arthur D Waley, Schloss, British sinology/poet (Monkey), dies 1966 Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr. (Thousand Days) 1965 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1964 Harpo [Arthur] Marx, comedian (Marx Bros), dies at 75 1964 Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City 1963 Rebeca Arthur, actress, Mary Anne-Perf Strangers, Opposites Attract 1963 Arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St. Paul), dies at 60 1962 Sumner Arthur Long's "Never Too Late," premieres in New York City 1962 Arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami 1962 Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76 1962 Arthur H. Compton, American Scientist 1962 Arthur Holly Compton, American Scientist 1962 Arthur Kopit's "Oh, Dad, Poor Dad..." premieres in New York City 1961 An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn 1961 Arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury 1960 Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 1960 1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes 1959 Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Economics of Welfare), dies 1959 John Arthur Wilson, Ceres California, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-4th 1958 James McDaniel, born in Washington D.C., actor, Arthur Fancy-NYPD Blue 1958 Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77 1957 Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 1956 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack 1955 Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 1955 Arthur Honegger, Swiss Composer 1955 Arthur Millers "View From The Bridge," premieres in New York City 1955 Arthur Donaldson, dies 1955 Arthur Baker, rock producer, Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock 1954 Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m 1954 Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 1953 Arthur Kent, newscaster [Scud Stud], NBC-Gulf War coverage 1953 Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey 1953 Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in New York City 1953 Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 1952 Arthur Laurent's "Time of the Cuckoo," premieres in New York City 1952 Chris Cross, rock singer, Arthur 1952 Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74 1951 Randy T Odle, Port Arthur Texas, astronaut 1951 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities 1951 Christopher Cross, Geppert, Texas, singer, Sailing, Arthur's Theme 1950 Arthur Dorrington is 1st black man in organized hockey, Atlantic City Seagulls of Eastern Amateur Hockey League 1950 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) 1950 Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach 1996 Olympics bronze 1949 Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1949 Arthur "Pooch" Tavares, rocker 1949 Owen Arthur, born in Barbados, statesman, politician, Barbados Labor Party, Prime Minister of Barbados 1994 - 2008 1949 Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies 1949 Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 1949 John Arthur Casken, composer 1949 Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman" 1949 Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" opens at Morosco Theater, New York City 1949 "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" premieres on CBS TV 1947 Arthur Machen, Welsh Author, dies 1947 1st Tony Awards: Arthur Miller, David Wayne and Patricia Neal win 1947 Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket 1947 Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in New York City 1947 Arthur Honegger's 4th Symphony premieres in Basel 1946 Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian chancellor (1930s), hanged at 54 1946 Arthur van Schendel, writer (Holland Drama), dies at 72) 1946 Arthur Honegger's 3rd Symphony "Liturgique," premieres 1946 Pulitzer prize awarded to Arthur M. Schlesinger (Age of Jackson) 1946 Arthur Conley, U.S. soul singer, Sweet Soul Music 1946 Arthur Ponsonby, British Politician 1945 Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave," premieres in New York City 1945 G. W. Bailey, Port Arthur, Texas, actor, Dr. Beale-St. Elsewhere 1945 Arthur C. Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit 1945 Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, jurist, Holland's secret service 1945 "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio 1945 Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride 1945 Arthur Lee, rocker, Vindicator 1945 Arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish Internal minister (1940), dies at 61 1944 Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies 1944 Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 1944 Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80 1944 Carole Bayer Sager, born in New York, aka Mrs. Burt Bachrach, singer, Arthur 1943 Arthur Ashe, tennis pro, 1968 U.S. Open, 1975 Wimbledon 1943 Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72 1943 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Arthur Vaughn 1943 Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, bluesy rock singer, Down on Me 1943 Arthur Guiterman, American Comedian 1943 J Arthur S Berson, Austrian meteorologist, dies at 83 1942 Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician 1942 Arthur Willard Pryor, composer, dies at 71 1942 Edda Barends, actress, Arthur and Eva 1942 Arthur Barrett, cricketer, WI leggie early 70's 1942 Jon Arthur English, composer 1941 Arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal 1940 Arthur Morris scores 111 in 2nd innings of 1st game after 148 1940 1st-class debut of Arthur Morris, who scores 148 1940 Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71 1940 Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 1940 Phyllis Davis, born in Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Love American Style, Vega$ 1940 Arthur Zimmermann, German Statesman 1940 Arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich commissar of Hague, Netherlands 1940 Paul Rudd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' 1940 Arthur Alexander, U.S. singer and songwriter, Lonely Just Like Me 1939 Arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71 1939 Marion Marlowe, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Arthur Godfrey and Friends 1938 Arthur Fagg completes 244 and 202 in the same cricket game for Kent 1938 Arthur Koestler, writer, dies at 32 1938 Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist 1938 Arthur Scargill, British Politician 1938 Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 1937 Brian Blessed, English actor, King Arthur, High Road to China 1937 Arthur Kopit, U.S., playwright, Day Whores Came Out to Play Tennis 1937 Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 1937 Arthur William Foote, U.S. organist/composer, dies at 84 1936 Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75 1936 Jean Boht, actress, Arthur's Hallowed Ground 1935 Dutch Schultz [Arthur Flegenheimer], U.S. gangster, murdered at 33 1935 Arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72 1935 Dudley Moore, born in London, England, actor, 10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks 1935 Arthur Hay, born in Scotland, Arthur William Patrick Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnouli, family seat is Dupplin Castle, located outside of Perth, Scotland 1934 Arthur L Mitchell, becomes 1st black Democratic congressman (Ill) 1934 Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist 1934 Arthur Miller, legal reporter 1934 Arthur Mitchell, choreographer, Dance Theater of Harlem 1933 Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 1932 Arthur L Liman, New York City, trial lawyer, Oliver North 1932 Arthur Friedheim, composer, dies at 72 1932 Arthur Jones, principal, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester 1932 Gordon Jump, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains 1931 Arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47 1931 Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian Playwright 1930 Johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Texas, rocker, Feel So Fine 1930 Arthur U Spronken, sculptor 1930 Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 71 1930 Arthur J Balfour, British theologist/premier (1902-05), dies at 81 1930 Julius LaRosa, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air 1929 Arthur H Mann, English composer (Church of England Hymnal), dies 1929 Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1929 Arthur S. Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer and band leader, Taylor's Wailers 1929 Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 1928 Arthur Cunningham, composer 1928 Arthur Milton, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's 1927 Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New-Guinea), dies 1927 Arthur Ravenel, Jr., born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1987 - 1995 1926 Arthur Mailey takes 4-362 off 64 overs (no maidens) NSW vs. Vic 1926 Arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in New York City 1926 Arthur Wills, born in England, composer, professor at Royal Academy of Music in London, Director of Music at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England, composed music for the organ and secular music based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four 1926 Arthur William Oldham, composer 1926 Arthur Rock, American Businessman 1926 John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer 1926 Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director, Kew Gardens 1926 Beatrice Arthur, Frankel, New York, actress, Maude, Dorothy-Golden Girls 1926 Arthur Hockaday, director-Gen, Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1926 Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, New York City, publisher, New York Times 1926 Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer, Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH 1925 Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1925 Robert Arthur, born in Aberdeen, Washington, actor, 12 O'Clock High, Just For You 1925 Arthur D. Larsen, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1950 1925 Arthur Berry, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, England, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985 1924 Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist 1924 Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect 1924 Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231," premieres 1924 Arthur Frackenpohl, born in Irving, New Jersey, composer, Natural Superiority of Music 1923 Arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67 1923 Arthur Hiller, director, Love Story 1923 Ian Arthur Hoyle Munro, medical journalist 1923 Arthur C Nielsen, market researcher, TV's Nielsen's Ratings 1923 Arthur Butterworth, composer 1923 Bea Arthur, American Actress 1923 Philip Abbott, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, actor, Arthur Ward-The FBI 1922 Arthur R Hawkins, U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, downed 14 Japanese planes 1922 Arthur Penn, Philadelphia, director, Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde 1922 Arthur Ferrante, pianist/composer, Ferrante and Tachere-Exodus 1922 Arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies 1922 Arthur Hill, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, actor, Owen Marshall, Glitter 1922 Arthur Jacobs, musicologist 1922 Arthur Hervey, composer, dies at 67 1922 Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres, Paris 1922 Arthur Morris, cricketer, great Australian lefty opening batsman 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM 1921 John Arthur Giles Gere, English art historian, Pre-Raphaelite painter 1921 Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer 1921 Robert Arthur Ley, UK, sci-fi author, Telepath, Power of X 1921 Arthur Mold, British cricket bowler (1893, banished for throwing), dies 1921 Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist 1921 Arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'ete," premieres 1921 Arthur Mailey completes 9-121 vs. England, Australian Test Cricket rec 1920 Arthur Boyd, Australian Artist 1920 Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist, Hotel, Airport 1920 Arthur Franz, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, actor, Invaders From Mars, Young Lions 1920 Arthur Honegger's "Chant de Nigamon," premieres 1919 Evelyn Keyes, Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Adventure of Martin Eden 1919 Einstein's light-bending prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington 1919 Arthur English, comedian/actor, Malachi's Cove 1918 Arthur Laurents, born in New York City, playwright, West Side Story, Gypsy 1918 Arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper, England 3 times early 50's 1918 Arthur Kornberg, U.S. biochemist won Nobel 1959 1917 Arthur C. Clarke, sci-fi author, 2001, 2010, Childhood's End 1917 Arthur C. Clarke, born in Somerset, England, science fiction author, inventor, wrote '2001: A Space Odyssey' 1917 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson 1917 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., born in Ohio, American historian, author, democratic activist, Pulitzer prize recipient 1917 Arthur Leavins, violinist 1917 Arthur Lydiard, New Zealander Athlete 1917 Arthur Knight, CEO, Courtaulds 1917 Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist 1917 Arthur Gold, Toronto, Canada, pianist 1916 Francis Cockfield, born in Horsham, England, born Francis Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield of Dover in the County of Kent, politician, Conservative Party, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1916 Arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer 1916 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4 1915 Arthur Miller, New York City, playwright, Death of a Salesman, Crucible 1915 Arthur Lowe, born in Hayfield, England, actor, Captain Mainwaring-Dad's Army 1915 Arthur Fagg, cricketer, dual double-centuries in a game for Kent 1938 1915 Arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense, 1958-.. 1914 [Arthur] Wilson "Bob" Tucker, U.S., sci-fi author, Time Masters 1914 Arthur Holt, politician 1914 Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place 1914 Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher 1913 Arthur Mullard, comedian 1913 Arthur Benfield, head of Cheshire CID 1913 Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, hurdler, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics 1913 Bert Farber, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone 1913 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop 1913 Arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant 1912 Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1912 Arthur Peterson, Mandan ND, actor, Major-Soap, Crisis 1912 Arthur Victor Berger, New York City, composer, Ideas of Order 1912 Arthur Berger, American Composer 1912 Arthur Beaumont C. Langton, cricketer, South Africa pace bowler of 1930's 1912 Arthur Crook, British editor, Times Literary Supplement 1911 Arthur Vick, vice chancelor, Queens University, Belfast 1911 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4 1911 Arthur Hunnicutt, Gravelly AR, actor, Big Sky, Apache Uprising 1911 Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 1910 Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon 1910 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs 1910 Arthur Altman, songwriter 1910 Arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64 1910 Howlin' Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, harmonica, Big City Blues 1910 Artie Shaw, Arthur Arshawsky, New York City, bandleader, Come'on my House 1910 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian 1910 Arthur Hazlerigg, born in England, Lord Hazlerigg, 2nd Baron Hazlerigg, awarded Military Cross, judge, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire, soldier, served during World War II, life peer 1910 Arthur John Howard, actor, Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage 1909 Archie Bleyer, born in Corona, New York, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey 1908 Ray Carter, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1908 Bernie Green, born in New York City, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show 1908 Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright, Paolo Paoli 1908 Arthur J Goldberg, Illinois, United Nations ambassador/Supreme Court justice, 1962-65 1908 Arthur J. Goldberg, American Judge 1908 Arthur Joseph Goldberg, American Statesman 1908 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins in 2:15.2 1908 Arthur O'Connell, born in New York City, actor, Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years 1907 Jack Gilford, New York City, actor, Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2 1907 Arthur Steel, Dutch architect, Group '32 1907 Arthur George Bottomley, politician 1906 Arthur Rudolph, rocket engineer 1906 Kathryn Murray, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1906 Arthur James Bramwell Hutchings, composer 1906 Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist 1905 Arthur Griffith forms Sinn Fein in Dublin 1905 Jean Arthur, New York City, actress, Shane, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1905 Arthur Koestler, Hungary, British writer, Arrow in Blue 1905 Arthur Lake, born in Corbin, Kentucky, actor, Dagwood-Blondie 1905 Japanese troops capture Port Arthur 1904 Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur 1904 General Nogi's assault on Port Arthur: 16,000 Japanese casualties 1904 Japanese fleet defeat Russians off Port Arthur 1904 Arthur Daley, sportswriter, New York Times-Pulitzer 1956 1904 Arthur F. Burns, economist/chairman, Federal Reserve Board 1904 Arthur Frank Burns, Ukrainian Economist 1904 John Gielgud, born in London, England, actor, Arthur, Ages of Man 1904 Arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist 1904 Japan and Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships 1903 Arthur Godfrey, New York City, radio/TV host, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout 1903 Arthur Tracy, born in Russia, street singer, Vincent Lopez Show, Limelight 1903 Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer/pilot 1903 Frank Parker, born in New York City, singer, Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party 1902 Arthur Wellard, cricketer, big hitting Somerset and England batsman 1902 Arthur D Nock, English/U.S. historian, St. Paul 1901 Arthur Rex Alston, sports commentator 1901 Arthur Pierson, born in Oslo, Norway, actor and director, Hat Check Girl 1900 Arthur Schnitzlers "Leutnant Gustl" forbidden in Germany 1900 Arthur Schwartz, composer, Girl from Paris, Excuse my Dust 1900 Arthur S Sullivan, England, composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58 1900 Arthur Sullivan, British Composer 1900 Arthur Porritt, New Zealand, 100m sprinter, Olympic-bronze-1924 1900 Arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor, Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train 1900 Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, English writer, Fiction as Truth 1900 Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus 1899 Arthur Lubin, film director 1899 Arthur Fellig, American Photographer 1899 Arthur Bryant, English historian, King Charles II 1898 Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR 1898 Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist 1898 Arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the 'Wells'," premieres in London 1897 Arthur C. Nielsen, American Businessman 1897 Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer 1896 Arthur Calwell, Australian Politician 1896 Arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor, River, Enchanted Island 1896 Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London 1895 Arthur Murray, born in New York City, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1895 Arthur Murray, dancer, Arthur Murray's Dance Party 1895 Arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies 1894 Arthur Gilligan, cricketer, England captain in 1920's 1894 Arthur Fiedler, born in Boston, Massachusetts, conductor, Boston Pops 1894 Arthur Freed, American Producer 1894 Arthur Treacher, born in Brighton, England, announcer, Merv Griffin Show 1893 Arthur Benjamin, Sydney Australia, composer, Jamaican Rumba 1893 Arthur Shrewsbury is 1st to score 1,000 runs in Test Cricket 1893 Arthur Carr, cricket captain, England vs. Australia 1926 1892 Arthur H Compton, U.S. physicist, X-rays 1892 Arthur H. Compton, American Scientist 1892 Arthur Holly Compton, American Scientist 1892 Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian chancellor, 1930s, war criminal 1892 Arthur Hodister, British ivory seller (Heart of Darkness), murdered 1892 Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer 1892 Arthur Harris, Cheltenham, Marshal of the RAF 1892 Arthur Oscar Honnegger, born in Le Havre, France, composer, King David 1892 Arthur Honegger, Swiss Composer 1891 JN Arthur Rimbaud, poet/arms merchant (Saison en Enfer), dies at 37 1891 Arthur Rimbaud, French Poet 1891 Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, London, composer, Olympians 1890 Arthur Walter Kramer, composer 1890 Arthur W. Tedder of Glenguin, British air marshal, WW II 1889 Arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese and Japanese 1889 Arthur Morison, typographer 1888 Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron 1888 Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket batsman, 20's 1888 Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender," premieres in London 1887 Arthur Rubinstein, American Musician 1886 Chester A. Arthur, 21st President (1881-85), dies in New York at 56 1886 Arthur Whitten Brown, aviator 1886 Arthur Mailey, cricketer, great Aussie leg-spinner and cartoonist 1885 Arthur Dolphin, cricketer, Yorkshire and England keeper, later Test ump 1885 Arthur Harmat, composer 1884 Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist, Summer Storm, Sanctuary 1884 Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer, Adriaan Brouwer, or 5/10 1884 Arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs, 1940 1884 Arthur Ransome, English author, Swallows and Amazons 1883 Arthur James Cook, England, union leader, coal miners 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opened by President Arthur and Governor Cleveland 1882 Arthur Eddington, born in England, astrophysicist, cosmologist, and mathematician 1881 Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st president 1881 Arthur O'Shaughnessy, British Poet 1880 Arthur Shepherd, composer 1878 Arthur B Spingarn, U.S. NAACP-chairman, 1940-65 1877 Arthur C Pigou, English economist, Wealth and welfare 1877 Arthur Lang, U.S., boxer/businessman, Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115 1877 Arthur Farwell, composer 1875 Arthur Helps, British Historian 1874 Arthur Meighen, Canada, Prime Minister of Canada, 1920 - 1921, 1926 1874 Arthur Meighen, C, 9th Prime Minister of Canada, 1920 - 1921, 1926 1874 Arthur Hoyt, born in Georgetown CO, actor, Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along 1874 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer, The World a Dancing Party 1874 Arthur Shomburg, famous African 1873 French poet Paul Verlaine wounds Arthur Rimbaud with pistol 1872 Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist, founder of Sinn Fein 1871 Arthur Guiterman, American Comedian 1871 Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer 1871 Arthur Fickenscher, composer 1871 Arthur Ponsonby, British Politician 1870 Arthur Willard Pryor, composer 1870 Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48 1867 Arthur Rackham, England, artist/illustrator, Grimm's Fairy Tales 1867 Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Massachusetts, CEO, Alcoa-1910-57 1866 Arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper, England 1866 Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor 1866 Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist 1865 Arthur Symons, Welsh poet, critic and co-founder Savoy 1864 Arthur Zimmermann, German Statesman 1864 Arthur Collins, singer/comedian, Peerless Quartet 1863 Arthur D Little, U.S., chemist, patented rayon 1863 Arthur Quiller-Couch, Q, editor, Oxford Book of English Verse 1863 Arthur Henderson, Britain, socialist/disarmament worker, Nobel 1934 1863 Arthur Somervell, composer 1863 Arthur Machen, Welsh Author 1862 Arthur De Greef, composer 1862 Arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist, La Ronde 1861 Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer 1860 Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher 1859 Arthur Friedheim, composer 1859 J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist, Balloon flights, Amazon 1859 Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice 1856 Arthur H Bird, composer 1856 Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer, dominant England bat late 19th cent 1855 Arthur Nikisch, Szent-Miklos Hungary, conductor, Berlin Philharmonic 1855 Arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright 1855 Arthur Hervey, composer 1854 Arthur Rimbaud, France, poet/adventurer, Illuminations 1853 Edwin Arthur Jones, composer 1853 Arthur W. Foote, born in Salem, Massachusetts, organist and composer, Suite for Strings in E 1852 Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83 1851 Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright, Judah 1851 Arthur J Evans, English archaeologist, Crete 1851 C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist, Netherlands Indies 1850 Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer 1850 J C Arthur, Lowville, New York, botanist, studied rusts 1848 Arthur Earl Balfour, C, British Prime Minister, 1902-05, Balfour Declaration 1847 Arthur T Verhaegen, Belgian worker's union leader 1846 Arthur Coquard, composer 1844 Arthur O'Shaughnessy, British Poet 1842 Arthur Seymour Sullivan, born in London, England, composer, Gilbert and Sullivan 1842 Arthur Sullivan, British Composer 1837 Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady, 1881-85 1833 American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Philadelphia 1830 Chester Alan Arthur, Fairfield Vt, R, 21st President, 1881-85 1830 Chester A. Arthur, American President 1825 Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer 1825 Arthur Haygarth, cricketer, Middlesex and Surrey bat, famous biographer 1824 Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1821 Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer 1820 Arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies 1819 Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold 1815 Eleazer Arthur Paine, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1813 Arthur Helps, British Historian 1805 Arthur Murphy, Irish Writer 1803 Arthur Wolfe, 1st viscount Kilwarden/Chief Justice of Ireld, murdered 1788 Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher, Great Pessimist 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales 1787 Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay 1787 Arthur Middleton, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 44 1769 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British Prime Minister, C, 1828-30 1769 Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington 1742 Arthur Middleton, signer, Declaration of Independence 1738 Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales 1727 Arthur Murphy, Irish Writer 1502 Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies 1501 English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon 1471 Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55 |
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