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 Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, 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)
1922 Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min 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 (Belg count De Lambert)
1908 George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor, Count of Monte Cristo
1905 Neth/Russ 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/fieldmarshal, 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
1851 Gerard Leman, Belgian count/general
1849 Louis count of Barrthyanyi, premier of Hungary, dies at 43
1849 Sergei J Witte, Neth/Russ 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/min of Justice
1833 Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-fieldmarshal
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, Fr 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/Fr 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/gov 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/gov 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/gov 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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