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1995 David Briggs, record producer, dies at 51

1990 Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71

1985 Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Captain Newman), dies at 53

1968 Greg Briggs, NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings

1961 Briggs Stadium is renamed Tigers Stadium

1960 Danny Briggs, Abilene, Texas, Nike golfer, 1986 Tallahassee Open-6th

1958 John Bloom, Joe Bob Briggs, drive-in movie critic

1956 Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million

1956 At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there)

1953 Joe Bob Briggs, American Critic

1951 18th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 8-3 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit

1951 David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way

1948 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's

1947 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1)

1945 Vic Briggs, England, rocker, Animals

1944 David Briggs, record producer

1941 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit

1935 Raymond Briggs, English author, Fungus the Bogeyman

1934 Barry Briggs, New Zealand auto maker, World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66

1892 Johnny Briggs takes a hat-trick, England vs. Australia SCG

1889 Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 and 8-11) vs. South Africa at Newlands

1862 John Briggs, cricketer, mighty England all-rounder late 19th century

1797 Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine

1791 Samuel Briggs and his son, patent nail-making machine

1788 1st U.S. steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet


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