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2003 Rachel Kempson, actress, Jewel in the Crown, dies at 92
1997 Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991 1997 Asfa Wossen, Amha Selassie, crown emperor of Ethiopia in exile, dies 1993 Japanese crown prince Naruhito weds Masaka Owada 1992 Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada 1992 Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown 1991 Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title 1990 James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown 1990 Nathan Wartels, publisher (Crown), dies at 88 of pneumonia 1984 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood 1984 New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg 1979 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament 1978 Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes Prime Minister of Kuwait 1978 Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship 1978 U.S. hand over St. Stephan crown to Hungary 1977 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament 1975 Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament 1975 Australian Prime Minister removed by crown (1st elected Prime Minister removed in 200 yrs) 1975 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Colgate Golf Triple Crown 1973 Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m 1971 Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Crown Prince/son of King of Nepal 1970 Secreteriat, race horse, triple crown, 1973 1969 Royal Canadian Mint formally forms as a Crown Corp 1968 Carl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown 1968 Frederik, Heir Apparent Crown Prince of Denmark 1967 Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands 1966 Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg 1964 "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances 1964 "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 3 performances 1963 Sikkim crown prince Paldan Thondup Namgyal marries Hope Cooke 1960 Britain grants independence to crown colony of Cyprus 1960 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Royal Crown Golf Open 1960 Naruhito, crown prince of Japan 1959 Stephen Roche, born in Dundrum, Ireland, racing cyclist, second ever to win Triple Crown victories, 58 professional career wins 1959 Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony 1959 Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda 1958 Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered 1955 Ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-Field Marshal, dies 1954 Rene Russo, born in Burbank, California, Renee Marie Russo, television, film actress, model, breakthrough role as Lorna Cole in 'Lethal Weapon 3' and 'Lethal Weapon 4', appeared in 'The Thomas Crown Affair' with Pierce Brosnan 1952 Monique Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince/Heir Apparent to Thailand throne 1947 Gustav Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, dies in air crash 1946 Charles Dane, England, actor, Plenty, Jewel in the Crown 1946 British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown 1946 Rajah cedes Sarawak to British crown 1946 Tim Pigott-Smith, actor, Sweet William, Jewel in Crown 1942 Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yankees Joe Gordon wins AL MVP 1942 Christopher Howes, Crown Estate Second Commissioner 1941 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31, triple crown 1940 Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania 1937 Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway 1937 St. Louis Cardinals Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP 1937 Aden becomes British crown colony 1935 Swedish princess Ingrid marries Danish crown prince Frederik (IX) 1934 Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP 1933 Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony 1931 Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, home run slugger, 1956 Triple Crown 1931 Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 Belgium Princess Marie-Jose marries Italian's crown prince Umberto 1929 Belgium princess Marie-Jose and Italian crown prince Umberto gets engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails 1927 Stanley Dancer, harness racer, 4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown 1926 Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden 1926 Belgian crown prince Leopold and Swedish princess Astrid get engaged 1925 Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony 1925 Lord Hooson QC, crown court recorder 1924 Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1922 Japanese crown prince Hirohito appointed prince-regent 1922 Wilfrid Bourne, QC/Clerk of the Crown in Chancery 1920 British East Africa renamed Kenya and becomes a British crown colony 1919 51st Belmont: J Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 and Trip Crown 1918 Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown 1918 Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47 1916 Asfa Wossen, Crown prince of Ethiopia/son of emperor Haile Selassi 1916 Ciro D Crown, premier of Dutch Antilles, 1968-69 1900 Belgium crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern 1900 Lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city 1897 King Leopold II takes Belgian crown 1886 Willem E Crown, Antillian writer 1879 Willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39 1879 E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23 1873 Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents gold crown 1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1869 Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-Field Marshall 1867 Singapore, Penang and Malakka become British crown colonies 1860 Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies 1858 Government of India transferred from East India Company to Crown 1858 Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia 1857 George Gissing, English author, Thyrza, Crown of Life 1850 Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina 1843 Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony 1835 Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized 1830 Louis-Philippe formally accepts crown of France, following abdication of Charles X 1798 Carolina F L duchess of Berry, daughter of crown prince of Naples 1797 Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews 1756 St. Patrick's Day 1st celebrated in New York City at Crown and Thistle Tavern 1730 Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England 1718 William Penn, English Quaker/colonizer 'No cross, no crown', dies 1701 Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover 1688 Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy 1684 Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted 1671 Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels 1657 English Lord Protector Cromwell refuses crown 1657 English Humble Petition offers Lord Protector Cromwell the crown 1624 Judge directs U.S. colony Virginia to English crown 1584 Francois-Hercule de Valois, French crown prince, dies at 28 1558 Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois 1556 Pope Paul IV refuses to crown Ferdinand of Austria emperor 1518 Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince 1502 Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies 1501 English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon 1499 Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown 1496 Emperor Maximiliaans daughter marries Spanish crown prince Johan of Aragon/Philip de Blank marries Johanna "the Waanzinnige" of Aragon 1495 French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown 1469 Crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castilie 1216 French crown prince Louis enters England 1120 William, English crown prince/son of Henry I, drowns at 17 1093 Edward Macduncan, Scottish crown prince/son of Malcolm II, dies in battle |
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