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1997 Toni Blair elected Prime Minister of U.K.

1995 Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450)

1995 Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500m (38.69 sec)

1994 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 m ladies (38.99 sec)

1992 Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for USA

1988 Bonnie Blair (U.S.) wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1

1988 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500m (39.10 sec)

1987 Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec)

1978 Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yankees Paul Blair hits a 3 run home run

1976 Elisa Blair, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1973 "Exorcist," starring Linda Blair and rated X, premieres

1972 Selma Blair, American Actress

1972 Donald Blair, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos

1971 Blair Pocock, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman 1993

1970 Kelly Blair, Prosser Wash, heptathlete

1966 Blair Hartland, cricketer, New Zealand opener

1965 Willie Blair, Paintsville, Kentucky, pitcher for the San Diego Padres

1964 Blair Underwood, Tacomma Wash, actor, Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident

1964 Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1994 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics

1963 Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Cordova Bay Open

1962 Blair Rasmussen, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks

1959 Linda Blair, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St

1957 Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100

1954 Blair Moody, Sen-Michigan, dies at 52

1953 Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show

1953 Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, Labour, 1997-

1952 Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

1951 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair

1950 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House

1950 Blair Thornton, rock guitarist, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive

1950 Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath

1949 Blair Brown, born in Washington D.C., actress, Altered States, Molly Dodd

1932 Bob Blair, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s

1931 Lionel Blair, Montreal, choreographer, Spotlight

1923 Betsy Blair, actress, Marty

1921 Janet Blair, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, actress, Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family

1909 Jayson Blair, American Journalist

1902 Blair Moody, New Haven, Connecticut, Senator-Michigan

1883 Montgomery Blair, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford), dies at 70

1877 Blair Fairchild, composer

1876 Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85

1875 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54

1864 Battle of Blair's Landing Louisiana

1861 Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South

1834 1st black to obtain a U.S. patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter

1821 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri

1818 Austin Blair, Gov/MC, Union

1817 James Blair Steedman, Major General Union volunteers

1814 John Blair Smith Todd, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1813 Montgomery Blair, Franklin County, Kentucky, lawyer, Dred Scot V Sandford

1800 Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian

1791 Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor, Washington Globe

1746 Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46

1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland

1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland

1718 Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian

1699 Robert Blair, Scottish poet, Grave


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