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2001 Herbert Lawrence Block, American Cartoonist

1994 Johan Block, Dutch aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia), dies at 64

1993 Bob Wolf, agent (New Kids on the Block, Larry Bird), dies

1992 Elaine McKenna, Australian actress (Peg Martin-Cell Block H), dies

1991 Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence

1990 Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88

1990 400 New Kids on the Block fans treated for heat exhaustion in Minn

1990 New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg release from hospital after fall

1989 Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"

1989 Cleveland Cavaliers block 21 New York Knick shots tying NBA regulation game record

1988 17% vote extremely-right Flemish Block in Belgium

1984 Philadelphia 76'ers block 20 Seattle shots tying NBA regulation game record

1982 Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record

1980 Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale

1980 Polish railway workers block railway to Russia

1967 Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64

1959 Citizens of Deerfield, Illinois block building of interracial housing

1956 Matt Aitken, rocker, Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block

1953 Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply

1953 Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee

1951 Mike Stock, rocker, Stock, Aitken and Waterman-Road Block

1947 Pete Waterman, rocker, Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block

1935 John R Block, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1981 - 1986

1934 Anthony J Block, lawyer (Dutch strafproces), dies at 66

1929 Johan N Block, aviation pioneer, Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland

1924 Volkische Block (Nazi's) receives 17.8% of vote in Bayern

1924 Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft/Volkische Block replaces NSDAP

1921 Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), dies at 40

1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor

1909 Herblock, Herbert L Block, Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist

1909 Herbert Lawrence Block, American Cartoonist

1907 Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die

1902 Ray Block, born in France, orchestra leader, Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason

1882 Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks

1880 Alexander A Block, Russian poet, Dvenatsat

1880 Alexander A Block, Russian poet, Dvenatsat

1868 Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer, strafproces


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