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1994 Edvard Munch's painting "The Cry" stolen (in Oslo)

1993 David Brian, U.S. actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78

1991 Regis Toomey, actor (Dive Bomber, Cry Danger, Magic Town), dies at 89

1991 Aldo Ray, western actor (Battle Cry), dies at 64 of cancer

1990 Ronnie Dyson, U.S. singer (Salvation-I Don't Wanna Cry), dies at 40

1990 Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61

1988 South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom"

1987 Joe Liggins, U.S. composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71

1987 Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36

1977 Willis Bouchey, actor (Battle Cry, From Here to Eternity), dies at 34

1977 Charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87

1974 Blanche Yurka, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Cry of Werewolf), dies at 86

1970 "Cry for Us All" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 8 performances

1970 "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 8 performances

1969 Nikki Nelson, Topaz Lake Nev, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry

1964 Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia

1963 Paul de Leeuw, Dutch TV host, Cry of the Lion

1961 Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg

1961 Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice

1957 Cactus Moser, Montrose, Colorado, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry

1956 Darius Rucker, lead vocalist, Hootie and the Blowfish-Let Her Cry

1955 Johnny Cash debuts Top 10 country song "Cry! Cry! Cry!"

1955 Johnny Cash made his 1st chart appearance with "Cry Cry Cry"

1951 Melissa Manchester, born in Bronx, New York, vocalist, Don't Cry Out Loud

1950 Debi Morgan, Dunn, North Carolina, actress, Angie-All My Children, Cry Uncle

1950 Curtis Stone, born in Hollywood, California, singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry

1949 Jack Daniels, Choctaw Oklahoma, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry

1947 Penelope Wilton, actress, Cry Freedom, Norman Conquests

1946 Madeleine Le Roux, Wyoming, Broadway actress, Cry Uncle

1944 Joanna Pettit, London, actress, Knots Landing, Cry of the Innocent

1937 Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry

1933 Freddie Scott, U.S. songwriter/singer, Cry to Me

1931 Tab Hunter, actor, Damn Yankees, Lust in the Dust, Battle Cry

1929 Mary Higgins Clark, born in Bronx, New York, author, Cry in the Night, Stillwatch

1928 Earl Holliman, born in Delhi, Louisiana, actor, Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic

1927 Johnnie Ray, Dallas OR, pop singer, Cry

1924 Janet Frame, New Zealand, novelist, Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry

1924 Leon Uris, born in Baltimore, novelist, Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry

1913 Allan David, actor, director andproducer, Cry of the Children

1904 Dick Powell, Mountain View, Arkansas, actor, Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater

1903 Alan Paton, South Africa, writer, Cry, the Beloved Country

1901 Connie Gilchrist, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives

1898 Ivan Triesault, born in Estonia, actor, Cry of the Werewolf, Black Parachute

1897 Olga Chekova, born in Russia, actress, Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children

1892 Raoul Walsh, born in New York City, director, Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry

1885 Charles Carson, born in London, England, actor, Cry the Beloved Country

1870 Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

1765 Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"


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