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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