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1994 Chester Dino Powers Valenti, singer/Songwriter, dies at 57
1994 Chester WIlliams, painter, dies at 73 1986 Chester Bowles, U.S. senator/ambassador, dies at 85 1985 Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84 1981 -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Chester, Massachusetts (state record) 1980 Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 1979 Virginia Ledgerwood, Chester, Virginia, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1976 Chester Bennington, American Musician 1976 Chester Arthur Burnett, U.S. blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 1975 107 degrees F (42 degrees C) at Chester/New Bedford, Massachusetts (state record) 1974 Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York) 1972 AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48 1971 Chester Conklin, actor (Greed, Modern Times), dies at 83 1970 Chester Morris, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown), dies at 69 1970 James Michael Furyk, West Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1969 Chester McGlockton, NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders 1968 Chester F Carlson, inventor (photocopying), dies at 62 1966 Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Admiral (WW II), dies at 80 1966 Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier 1964 Stephanie Maynor, born in Chester, England, golfer, 1995 PING Welch's-13th 1960 Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist 1959 Dale Buisand and Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War 1956 Chester Clute, actor (Niagara Falls), dies at 65 1955 Last day as Test Cricket umpire for Frank Chester 1948 Chester Biscardi, composer 1948 Chester G. Atkins, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1985 - 1993 1947 Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Deposit Guaranty 1944 John Abercrombie, born in Port Chester, New York, jazz guitarist, know for songs with jazz-rock band, Dreams 1940 Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons 1938 Chester Carlson demonstrates 1st Xerox copying machine 1938 Indian Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Tigers (Chester Laabs 5 times) 1938 Chester Watson, West Indian cricket fast bowler, early 60s 1931 Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts 1931 Stephen Smalley, rev/dean, Chester 1924 Test cricket ump debut for Frank Chester, vs. South Africa at Lord's 1918 Race riot in Chester Pennsylvania (3 blacks and 2 whites killed) 1914 Charlie Chester, British comedian, Never Say Die 1910 Alex North, Chester Penn, composer, Spartacus, Viva Zapata 1910 Howlin' Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, harmonica, Big City Blues 1906 Chester F Carlson, inventor, photocopy 1902 Chester H Lauck, Allene AR, actor, Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live 1901 Chester Bowles, born in Massachusetts, ambassador and writer, Conscience of a Liberal 1901 Chester Morris, New York City, actor, Diagnosis: Unknown 1900 Chester Gould, cartoonist, Dick Tracy 1897 Basil Radford, born in Chester, England, actor, Whiskey Galore, Night Train 1896 Ethel Waters, Chester, Pennsylvania, actress, Beulah, singer, Stormy Weather 1891 Chester Clute, New Jersey, actor, Niagra Falls 1889 Adrian Boult, born in Chester, England, conductor and composer, BBC Symphony Orchestra 1888 Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa, Iowa, actor, Every Day's a Holiday, Greed 1887 Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs 1886 Chester A. Arthur, 21st President (1881-85), dies in New York at 56 1885 Chester Nimitz, U.S. Admiral, commanded Pacific fleet in WW II 1885 Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier 1881 Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st president 1869 Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor, Manxman 1850 Daniel Chester, French/American sculptor, Minute Man 1849 Hambletonian, Chester, New York, greatest standardbred horse 1830 Chester Alan Arthur, Fairfield Vt, R, 21st President, 1881-85 1830 Chester A. Arthur, American President 1795 Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England 1774 Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) 1682 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) 1682 William Penn lands at what is now Chester, Pennsylvania 1540 The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) |
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