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1997 Charles Drake, geologist, dies of heart attack

1995 Ted Drake, soccer star, dies at 82

1994 Edgar Louis Vanderstegen Millington Drake, painter, dies at 62

1992 Alfred Drake, Broadway actor (Oklahoma), dies of heart failure at 78

1990 Fabia Drake, actress (Nice Girl Like Me), dies at 86

1988 Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m

1987 Crossbow flight record (2,005 yds 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada

1987 Ken Drake, actor (Crime and Punishment USA), dies

1982 Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63

1979 Harry Drake set long distance footbow shot record of 2,006 yds 1'9"

1974 Nick Drake, rocker, dies of a drug overdose at 26

1973 Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55

1972 Troy Drake, NFL tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles

1971 Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yds)

1969 Jerry Drake, NFL defensive linesman for the Arizona Cardinals

1969 Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1968 Stuart Foster, singer (Galen Drake Show), dies at 49

1958 Michele Drake, La Jolla California, playmate, May, 1979

1953 Drake Hogestyn, Ft. Wayne Indiana, actor, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

1948 Nick Drake, rocker, Back to Fruit Tree

1945 David A[llen] Drake, U.S., sci-fi author, Cross the Stars, Rolling Hot

1932 Edgar Louis Vanderstegen Millington Drake, painter

1930 WA Drake's "Grand Hotel," premieres in New York City

1925 Charlie Drake, British comic, Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Splish Splash

1923 Betsy Drake, fitness expert/actress, Every Girl Should be Married

1923 Justice Drake, British justice

1921 Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake

1921 Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake

1918 Stuart Foster, born in Binghamton, New York, singer, Galen Drake Show

1916 Earl Ross Drake, composer, dies at 50

1914 Alfred Drake, [Capurro], born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Kiss Me Kate

1914 Charles Drake, Bayside New York City, actor, Air Force, Glenn Miller Story

1912 Ted Drake, soccer star

1894 Howard Wendell, Poland, actor, 4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake

1870 Erik Drake, composer, dies at 82

1865 Earl Ross Drake, composer

1860 Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West

1859 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake

1820 Joseph R. Drake, U.S. poet (American Flag), dies at 25)

1819 Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive U.S. oil well

1801 John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Commander Union Navy, died in 1867

1788 Erik Drake, composer

1596 Francis Drake, English Soldier

1595 Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50

1590 English Admiral Francis Drake takess Portuguese Forts at Taag

1587 Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet

1581 Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of world

1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England

1579 Francis Drake leaves San Francisco to cross Pacific Ocean

1579 Francis Drake entered San Francisco Bay

1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California

1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world

1577 Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington

1573 1st European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panama)



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