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Cruel


1992 Joris Diels, Flemish/Dutch director/actor (It's a Cruel World), dies

1984 "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama peaks at #9

1979 "Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe peaks at #12

1976 Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual

1972 Supreme Court rules (5-4) that Death Penalty is cruel and unusual

1969 Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel

1961 Tammy Stephens, Arlington, Texas, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel

1959 Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel

1958 Cindy Nixon, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel

1957 Doris King, born in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel

1956 Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1

1956 Elvis Presley releases "Don't Be Cruel"

1956 Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel"

1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)

1910 Nicholas Monsarret, born in England, writer, Cruel Sea

1889 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet, historian and diplomat, Higenia Cruel

1884 Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel"

1811 John FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77

1797 Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated and killed

1734 John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples

1520 Selam I Jawuz, the Barse, poet/cruel sultan of Turkey, dies

1494 Ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies

1369 Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile and Leon, murdered

1334 Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia and Leon

1259 Ezzeline III da Romano, gentleman of Verona/"cruel monster", dies


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