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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 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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