1975 Event Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple, forms Rainbow 1951 Birthday Susan Blackmore, English Writer 1945 Birthday Ritchie Blackmore, born in England, guitarist, Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple 1900 Death Richard D Blackmore, English novelist (Lorna Doone), dies at 74 1825 Birthday Richard D. Blackmore, England, author, Norie, Lorna Doone 1729 Death Richard Blackmore, English Poet 1654 Birthday Richard Blackmore, English Poet
