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1999 Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80
1992 Joe Newman, U.S. jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies 1991 Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census 1984 William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday 1984 Count Basie, American Musician 1983 Charles Tham, of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha, count of Flanders/Prince, dies 1975 Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 George Dolenz, Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55 1960 Ray Herndon, Scottsdale Ar, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You 1958 Terry McBride, born in Austin, Texas, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You 1953 Billy Thomas, Ft. Meyers, Florida, singer, McBride and Ride-I Count on You 1952 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2 1951 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6 1948 Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations mediator for Palestine, assassinated 1948 William Gibson, born in Canada, sci-fi author, Neuromancer, Count Zero 1946 Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon 1946 Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese Field Marshal, dies 1946 Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 1944 Hungary: Horthy government falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier 1944 Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, count/German antifascist colonel, dies 1944 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies 1943 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2 1943 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 1943 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04 1943 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lt-colonel 1942 Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" 1942 Henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, President of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63 1941 Count Desmond, Edward Benjamin, Binghamton, New York, sword swallower 1937 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain 1931 Paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'indy, French count/composer, dies at 80 1931 Count Gyula Karolyi becomes premier of Hungary 1928 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4 1927 Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney) 1925 Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1922 Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/Minister of Justice, dies at 85 1918 Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies 1917 Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 1915 Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 1913 Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician, dies 1909 Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Netherlands (Belgium count De Lambert) 1908 George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor, Count of Monte Cristo 1905 Netherlands/Russian Count Witte becomes premier of Russia 1904 [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles 1904 Count Basie, American Musician 1904 William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist, Policy Man, Blazing Saddles 1903 Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince 1901 NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes 1900 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1st airship LZ-1, flies 1895 Eduard count von Taaffe, Austria premier (1868..93), dies at 62 1895 Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman, Red Cross, UN 1894 Count Richard Coudenhove Kalergi, Austrian politician 1893 Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret 1891 Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/Field Marshal, dies 1891 Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 1887 To avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act 1883 Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) 1882 Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt 1876 Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69 1874 Count Alexander, of Athlone, Governor-General, South Africa/Canada 1869 Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Vlaanderen 1863 James Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 1860 Count Istvan Szechenyi, statesman, commits suicide 1854 With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks 1849 Louis count of Barrthyanyi, premier of Hungary, dies at 43 1849 Sergei J Witte, Netherlands/Russian count/premier Russia 1843 Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician 1842 Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76 1841 Thomas Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat, dies 1840 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 1837 Philips, Count of Flanders Belgium 1837 Charles Woeste, Belgian count/Minister of Justice 1833 Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-Field Marshal 1828 Count d'Andreossi, French general/parliament leader, dies at 67 1806 Louis count of Barrthyanyi, premier of Hungary 1806 Lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary, 1848-49 1801 Louis C count Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian diplomat, dies at 73 1794 Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, French Royalist Army leader, dies at 21 1793 Louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies 1792 Murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera 1772 Henri D Count de Larochejacquelin, French royalist leader 1762 Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs 1749 Frederik Sigismund van Bylandt, Dutch count/Vice-Admiral 1749 Vittoria A. Alfieri, Italian count/poet, Maria Stuarda 1748 Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general 1743 Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist 1741 Wierich PL count von Daun, Governor-General of Austria and Netherlands, dies 1728 Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium 1713 Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland 1707 Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies 1702 Walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies 1701 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/French admiral, dies at 58 1686 Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat 1679 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 1679 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders 1672 Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle 1664 Count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army 1652 Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel and Governor of Hulst, dies 1647 Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63 1640 Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies 1638 Johan VIII de Jongere, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 54 1632 Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Friesland, dies at 58 1617 Johan Earnest count of Nassau-Siegen, dies 1612 Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia 1608 Adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22 1606 Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies 1604 Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice 1604 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, Maurits House 1604 Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand 1587 Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain, 1621-43 1584 Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange 1583 Johan VIII, the Younger, count of Nassau-Siegen/field marshall 1578 Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen 1574 Hendrik, count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle 1573 Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen 1572 Gaspard de Chatillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded 1571 Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Chatillon/count of Beauvais, dies at 53 1569 Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots 1568 Philips van Montmorency count of Horne, admiral/statesman, beheaded 1567 Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 1550 Hans [Johann] Vischer, German count of Johann Cicero, dies 1548 Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies 1547 Count Philip van Hessen captured 1543 Johan Casimir, count of Rhine, occupied Gent 1540 Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife 1529 Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies 1528 Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 1499 Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded 1419 Jan zonder Vrees, duke of Burgundy/count of Flanders, murdered 1397 Count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity 1397 Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 1396 Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count 1384 Louis van Male, count of Flanders/Nevers/Rethel, dies 1383 Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies 1362 Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle 1355 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara 1347 Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha to daughter of Jan III 1346 Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle 1346 Louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle 1342 Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein) 1330 Louis van Male, Count of Flanders/Nevers/Rethel 1323 Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 1322 Robrecht III, of Bethune, Count of Flanders, dies 1320 Count Louis of Nevers marries 8-year old daughter of Philips V 1305 Gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78 1302 Jacques de Chatillon, count of Saint-Pol/Governor of Flaanders, dies 1299 Jan I, count of Holland/Zeeland (1295-99), dies at 15 1296 John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg 1296 Floris V, count of Holland and Zeeland, dies 1253 Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies 1249 Amadeus V de Great, count of Flanders/Savoy 1247 Hendrik Raspe, Papenking, count of Thuringen, dies 1244 Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen, 1256-1308 1234 Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament 1227 Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX 1210 Floris IV, Count of Holland 1203 Dirk VII, Count of Holland (1190-1203), dies 1195 Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies 1194 Margaretha van Elzas, wife of count Boudouin V of Henegouwen, dies 1191 Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies 1190 Floris III, Count of Holland, dies 1171 Baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies 1157 Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies 1139 Count Alfonso I of Portugal becomes king 1127 Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered 1122 Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies 1121 Dirk VI becomes count of Holland 1119 Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies 1111 Robrecht II of Jerusalem, Count of Flanders (1st Crusader), dies 1100 Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies 1093 Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies 1091 Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies 1090 Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle 1070 Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies 1061 Floris I, count of Holland, dies 1057 Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies 1049 Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX 1049 Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle 1048 Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX 1039 Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies 1035 Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies 1015 Lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65 1002 Leo IX, Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg, Pope, 1049-54 988 Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland 988 Arnulf II, count of Flanders (965-988), dies 965 Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies 962 Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies 947 Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies |
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