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2004 Julia Child, French Chef, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, dies at 91

1994 Buster Holmes, chef/restaurateur, dies at 88

1993 Henk Kersting, bureau chef (Associated Press-WW II), dies at 88

1956 Laura Thorne, chef, named one of 10 best American chefs

1952 Rosa Lewis, English chef/owner (Cavendish Hotel London), dies

1944 Korten, chef General of Germany Luftwaffe, dies in bomb explosion

1941 Michel Roux, chef de cuisine

1940 Paul Prudhomme, cajun chef, K-Paul

1934 Graham Kerr, chef, Galloping Gourmet

1926 Paul Bocuse, France, great chef, Legion of Honor

1923 Leah Chase, master chef, in the creole tradition

1914 Justin Wilson, cajun chef, Wise Potato Chips

1912 Julia Child, born in Pasadena, California, chef, French Chef

1909 Phyllis Fanny Primrose-Pechey Cradock, TV Chef

1903 Joseph Desire Fernandel, Marseilles France, comedian, Grand Chef

1896 Chop suey invented in New York City by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador

1880 Ludwig Beck, chef Germany general staff, "July 20th plot"

1853 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs New York)

1846 Auguste Escoffier, king of chefs and chef of kings


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