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2002 Whitney Blake, actress, Hazel, dies at 77

1997 Terry Nation, writer (Dr. Who, Blake 7) at 66

1991 Katharine Blake, actress (To Have and To Hold), dies at 62

1989 Amanda Blake, actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 58

1987 Blake Lively, born in Tarzana, California, actress, first role, Bridget, 'The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants', cast in CW television network series 'Gossip Girl', has appeared on covers of magazines Seventeen, Vogue

1985 Eugene Carson Blake, Secretary-General World Council of Churches, dies at 78

1983 56th National Spelling Bee: Blake Giddens wins spelling purim

1983 Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100

1982 Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68

1980 Steve Blake, American Athlete

1978 Frank C Carlucci succeeds John F Blake as deputy director of CIA

1977 John F. Blake promoted from acting to deputy director of CIA

1975 27th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Robert Blake and Jean Marsh

1973 Marc Blake Schneider, born in Lubbock, Texas, rower, Olympics-bronze-1996

1973 Blake Brockermeyer, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1970 Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals

1969 Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings

1963 Teresa Blake, Tuscaloosa Ala, actress, Gloria Marsh-All My Children

1958 Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open

1949 Christopher Blake, actor, Alexa

1944 Resistance fighter/poet Col Blake arrives in London

1936 David Leonard Blake, composer

1936 G H Blake, Principal, Collingwood College, Durham U

1933 Robert Blake, Nutley, New Jersey, Baretta, Little Rascals, Coast to Coast

1932 Graham Arnold, born in England, artist, founder of Brotherhood of Ruralists, other members include Jann Haworth, Sir Peter Blake, worked with oil and mixed media, realistic and surrealistic elements

1930 Blake and Razaf's "Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1930," premieres in New York City

1930 Terry Nation, writer, Dr. Who, Blake 7

1922 Blake Edwards, born in Oklahoma, writer and director, 10, SOB, Breakfast at Tiffany's

1921 Amanda Blake, Beverly, Buffalo, New York, actress, Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke

1912 Edward Blake, Canadian Politician

1906 Eugene Carson Blake, U.S. Secretary-General of World council of Churches, 1966-72

1904 Cecil Day-Lewis, England, poet laureate/detective, Nicholas Blake

1903 Charles Dupee Blake, composer, dies at 56

1883 Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist, Memories of You

1872 Charles Blake Cochran, impresario

1858 Lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine

1847 Charles Dupee Blake, composer

1833 Edward Blake, Canadian Politician

1830 George Blake Cosby, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1829 Silas Weir Mitchell, U.S. physician/author, Roland Blake

1827 William Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69

1822 Denmark Vesey, and 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC

1757 William Blake, English poet/painter, Songs of Innocence and Experience

1657 Robert Blake, English Admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57

1657 Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet

1655 English Admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet

1653 Defeat of Dutch fleet under Admiral Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth

1652 English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under lt-adm Tromp


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