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1984 Evelyn Ashford of U.S. ties world women's mark for 100 m, 10.76 sec

1972 Daisy Ashford, English witer, wrote 'The Young Sisters', dies

1966 Emmett Ashford becomes 1st black major league umpire

1960 Matthew Ashford, Davenport, Iowa, actor, Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives

1957 Evelyn Ashford, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 100m runner, 4 Gold Medals 1976, Silver Medal 1984 Olympics

1952 1st black umpire in organized baseball certified (Emmett Ashford)

1949 Janet Issaca Ashford, writer

1948 Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner, Like a Rock

1943 Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist, Martha Reeve and Vandellas

1943 Nickolas Ashford, South Carolina, singer, Ashford and Simpson-Solid as a Rock

1933 Patsy Byrne, born in Ashford, England, actress, Stealing Heaven

1923 John Hale, born in Ashford, Kent, linguist, historian, professor, editor, attended Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, served as a Fellow of the British Academy

1881 Daisy Ashford, born in Petersham, England, English witer, wrote 'The Young Sisters'


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