2003 Earl Hindman, voice with hat, Home Improvement, dies at 61
1997 Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray
1997 FBI agent Earl Pitts pleads guilty to selling secrets to Russia
1996 Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist, dies at 62
1996 Earl Weaver and Jim Bunning, elected to Hall of Fame
1995 Earl Coleman, singer, dies at 69
1995 Warren Earl Burger, Supreme Court Justice, dies of heart failure at 78
1994 Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66
1993 Earl Wrightson, singer and actor (Pinafore), dies of heart failure at 77
1992 Earl Spencer, father of Lady Diana, dies at 68
1992 Elvia Allman, actress (Night at Earl Carroll's), dies of pneumonia
1992 Earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85
1992 Earl Colbert, entertainer, dies
1988 CFL's Earl Winfield (Ham) scores TDs on 101-yd punt return, 100-yd kickoff return and 58-yd pass reception
1988 English earl of St. Andrews marries Sylvana Tomaselli
1987 Houston Oiler Earl Campbell, retires from NFL
1987 Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79
1986 Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns Antonin Scalia nominated
1985 Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Baltimore Orioles
1983 Earl "Fatha" Hines, U.S., jazz pianist/conductor, dies
1983 Earl Hines, American Musician
1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
1982 Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million
1979 Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Burma
1979 Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper
1978 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu
1978 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony
1977 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (RB)
1977 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound)
1977 Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured
1977 James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison
1976 Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke
1976 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years
1975 Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Hall of Fame
1974 Earl Warren, Governor of California/Supreme court justice (1953-68), dies at 83
1974 Earl Warren, American Judge
1974 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16
1974 Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., U.S. pharmacologist (Nobel 1971), dies at 58
1973 PBA National Championship Won by Earl Anthony
1973 Earl Scott, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1973 Earl Browder, leader U.S. Communist Party (1930-45), dies at 82
1973 Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings
1973 Earl Holmes, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1971 Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year
1971 "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 5 performances
1971 "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 5 performances
1970 Earl Dotson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31
1970 A C Earl, NBA center for the Toronto Raptors
1969 Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series
1969 Earl of Iveagh
1969 Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, British field marshal, dies at 78
1969 Steven Earl Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, 4X100/400m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1969 James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1968 Earl Sande, U.S. jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69
1968 Earl Weaver replaces Hank Bauer as manager of Orioles
1968 Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns
1968 Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88
1968 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr, captured
1964 Earl Jones, born in Inkster, Michigan, 800m runner 1984 Olympics bronze
1964 Earl Charles Spencer, Sandringham England, brother of Princess Diana
1963 Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr., NBA guard, Spurs, Charlotte Hornets
1962 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
1962 George P N earl of St. Andrews, under English prince Edward
1961 Lance Earl Deal, Riverton Wyoming, hammer thrower, 1996 Olympics silver
1961 Earl Winfield, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1959 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist, UB40-Red Red Wine
1958 Russell Earl Cochran, Paducah, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Centel Western
1958 Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32
1958 Johnny "Earl of" Dumfries, racing driver
1956 Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
1955 Earl Campbell, NFL running back, Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman
1953 Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of U.S.
1953 Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
1953 Earl Klugh, Jazz pianist/guitarist
1953 Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker, Bob Marley and the Wailers
1952 Earl Pomeroy, Rep-D-North Dakota
1951 Earl Williams, NBAer
1951 Earl Howe
1949 Earl of Carlisle
1948 Earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine
1948 Johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75
1948 Earl of Huntingdon
1947 7th earl of Bradford, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
1946 Earl of Cromer, managing director, Inchcape, China, Ltd
1946 Roger Earl, rocker, Foghat
1944 Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, NBA Guard, New York Knicks, Balt Bullets
1944 Helmuth J von Moltke, German earl (July 20th plotter), executed
1944 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg visits RC church in Berlin-Dahlem
1944 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to colonel
1944 Earl Monroe, American Athlete
1943 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg vain with bomb to Hitlers headquarter
1943 Earl of Stockton, English publisher/grandson of premier Macmillan
1943 Earl of Macclesfield
1943 James Earl Chaney, U.S. civil rights activist
1943 Earl of Sandwich
1942 Earl Cate, Arkansas, country singers, Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks
1942 French collaborator earl De Brinon establishes "African Falanx"
1942 Earl Hindman, Bisbee, Arizona, actor, Wilson-Home Improvement
1942 George EAE, English prince/earl of St. Andrews, dies in battle at 39
1942 Colin Earl, rocker
1942 Earl F. Hillard, Rep-D-Alabama
1941 Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster
1941 Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times
1941 Charlie Shelburne, English earl/large landowner
1939 Earl Cairns, CEO, S G Warburg and Co
1939 17th earl of Pembroke, English landowner/director, Emily
1939 Richard earl of Lichfield, English photographer
1939 Earl of Seafield, [Ginger], English large landowner
1938 Earl Anthony, bowler, PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3
1937 Earl "Speedoo" Carroll, New York City, rocker, Cadillacs, Coasters
1937 Gene Chandler, [Eugene Dixon], Chicago, rocker, Duke of Earl
1937 Earl of Iveagh, President, Guiness Pics
1937 Earl Russell, historian
1935 Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673
1935 Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
1935 Earl of Kinnoull
1934 Earl Morrall, NFL QB, Lions, Giants, Colts
1934 Earl King, [Solomon Johnson], rocker
1933 Earl Averill becomes 2nd Cleveland ballplayer to hit for cycle Moody defaults in 3rd set, trailing 3-0
1933 Earl of Cranbrook, CEO, Nature Conservancy Council
1933 Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist
1933 Albert Gyorgy Earl Apponyi, Hung minister of Education, dies at 86
1932 Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games
1932 Earl of Cawdor, British large landowner
1932 Earl of Rothes
1931 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg marries Freiin Nina von Lerchenfeld
1931 Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles
1931 James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor, Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man
1930 Earl Weaver, born in St. Louis, Missouri, manager, Baltimore Orioles 1968-82, 85-86
1930 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
1930 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6
1930 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6
1930 Earl of Limerick
1930 Earl of Rosebery
1930 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant
1929 Earl Ferrers, British minister of state, Department of Environment
1929 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat
1928 Earl Brown, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Stovall-Operation Petticoat
1928 Earl Holliman, born in Delhi, Louisiana, actor, Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic
1928 Earl of Limerick
1928 James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr.
1928 Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66
1927 Jacob Pleydell-Bouvery 8th earl of Radnor/art collector
1927 59th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6
1927 Lord Bathurst, English earl/large landowner/multi-millionaire
1926 Robert Earl Hughes, became heaviest known human, 486 kg
1926 White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double
1926 Earl of Airlie, KT
1926 Lord Chamberlain, Earl of Airilet
1926 Earl Hutto, Panama City, Florida, Rep-D-FL, 1979-
1925 Earl Coleman, singer
1925 51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6
1924 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8
1924 Earl George, composer
1924 8th earl Spencer, English large landowner/father of Diane
1924 7th earl of Carnarvon, English large landowner
1924 Earl Scruggs, North Carolina, bluegrass musician, & Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett
1923 Earl Hamner, Jr., Schuyler, Virginia, TV narrator, Waltons
1923 55th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:19
1923 Earl of Morley, Lord Lt, Devon
1923 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4
1923 George H H Lascelles, English earl of Harewood/leader, Covent Garden
1922 Earl of Lonsdale, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
1922 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80
1921 53rd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Grey Lag wins in 2:16.8
1920 Earl Kim, composer
1919 Earl of Clanwilliam
1919 Earl Cathcart, British major-general
1919 Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
1918 Eduard earl van Keyserling, German writer (Fruhlingsopfer), dies at 63
1918 Earl Jellicoe, chancellor, University of Southhampton
1918 Karoly earl Khuen-Hedervary, Hungarian governor/premier, 1910-12
1917 Earl of Inchcape, English large landowner/industrialist, P&O
1917 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75
1916 Earl Ross Drake, composer, dies at 50
1916 Earl of Oxford and Asquith, governor, Seychelles
1916 Earl Wrightson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue
1915 Earl W. Sutherland, U.S. pharmacologist, Nobel 1971
1915 Earl Wild, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer/pianist, Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942
1915 German U-20 sinks Earl of Lathom
1914 Lester Flatt, Earl Scrugg's partner, Beverly Hillbillies theme
1914 Earl Cadogan, British large landowner, Military Cross
1913 Earl Blackwell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, author, Celebrity Register
1913 Earl Bostic, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alto sax player, Flamingo, Temptation
1913 Earl of Lincoln
1912 St. Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1
1912 Francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss and March/Scottish landowner
1911 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)
1911 Earl Ovington becomes 1st air mail pilot
1911 Earl of Lauderdale
1910 Leo Tolstoi, Russian earl/writer (War and Peace), dies at 82
1910 Albert Vandal, French earl/historian (Napoleon), dies at 57
1910 Earl Hawley Robinson, composer
1910 9th earl of Jersey, English large landowner/art collector
1909 Earl L. Butz, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76, ; a real Butz
1908 Earl of Halsbury, chancellor, Brunei University
1907 Earl S Tupper, inventor, Tupperware
1907 Earl Wilson, Rockford, Ohio, columnist, Midnight Earl
1906 Johan A earl von Kielmansegg, German general/commandant NATO-Europe
1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB, Spartans, Detroit
1906 13th earl of Stair, English Lt-colonel/large landowner
1905 Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest
1905 Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham
1905 Philip EFMCBLG, earl of Flanders, dies
1904 Earl Grey is named British governor-general of Canada
1904 Robert Montgomery, Beacon, New York, actor/dir, Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack
1904 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany
1903 Earl Hines, American Musician
1902 George EAE, English prince/earl of St. Andrews
1901 Cleve's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2
1901 Earl of Huntingdon, mural painter
1900 Lord Louis Mountbatten, of Burma, royal relative/earl/baron/admiral
1900 Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/earl of Ulters
1899 Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90
1899 Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67
1898 Earl Sande, jockey, Hall of Famer
1898 Earl "Curly" Lambeau, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers
1897 Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon, C, British Prime Minister, 1955-57
1897 Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1965
1895 Earl Long, American Politician
1894 Ferdinand de Lesseps, French engineer/diplomat/earl, dies at 89
1891 Earl Warren, California, Gov-R-Ca, /14th supreme court chief justice, 1953-69
1891 Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Gov-gen of Canada, 1945-52
1890 Guyla Andr ssy Sr, earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66
1884 Earl Biggers, author, "Charlie Chan" detective series
1881 Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl (Beaconsfield)/novelist, dies
1881 Edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to U.S., 1940-46
1880 Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher and writer
1875 Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo
1874 Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belg pontifical defense minister, dies at 54
1873 Johan P earl van Limburg Stirum, Dutch diplomat
1868 Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies
1868 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70
1865 Earl Ross Drake, composer
1865 William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse and maker of large telescopes, dies
1865 Otto von Bismarck elevated to earl
1863 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69
1863 Rebel Gen Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tennessee
1862 Maj Gen Earl Van Dorn assumes command of Conf troops in Missisippi
1861 George HG earl of Aberdeen, Engl min of Foreign affairs, dies at 76
1861 Laselo Teleki, Hungarian earl/revolutionary, commits suicide
1858 Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91
1857 Felix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65
1856 Russian Republic Chancellor Earl von Nesselrode resigns
1855 Willem F earl van Bylandt, military, dies at 84
1855 Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer, Dritte Stiege
1854 Aloys L earl von Aehrenthal, Austrian minister of Foreign affairs
1853 Albert Vandal, French earl/historian, Le Pacha Bonneval
1852 John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall
1851 Earl G. Andrassy sentenced to death in Hungary
1850 Luigi Cadorna, Italian fieldmarshal/earl, WW I-Caporetto
1849 Karoly earl Khuen-Hedervary, Premier of Hungary, 1910-12
1848 Arthur Earl Balfour, C, British Prime Minister, 1902-05, Balfour Declaration
1848 Premier earl Schimmelpenninck resigns
1847 Henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65)
1847 Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery, Lib, British Prime Minister, 1894-95
1846 Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education
1845 Jacob earl of Rechteren/Appeltern, Governor of Gelderland, dies at 57
1845 William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, 1st uses 72" (183 cm) reflector
1842 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil, 1870-89
1842 Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71
1841 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general, Egypt
1839 Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator, dies
1838 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43
1835 Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73
1833 Eduard earl von Taaffe, Austrian premier, 1868..93
1831 Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor/premier of Prussia
1830 Hans DL earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Governor-General of E-Prussia, dies at 71
1830 Charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67
1829 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53
1828 Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78
1827 Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies
1825 Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl, dies at 63
1824 Louis XVIII SX, earl of Province/king of France (1814-24), dies
1822 Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61
1820 Xavier F M G, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister to Pope, in Rome
1812 Charles J Canning, English earl/1st viceroy of British-Indies
1811 James Bruce, earl of Elgin and Kincardine, governor, Jamaica
1810 Alexander Walewski, French earl/foreign minister/Napoleon I's son
1803 Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian earl/writer (Filippo), dies at 54
1799 Edward Stanley, Earl Derby, C, British Prime Minister, 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68
1798 Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79
1794 English fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French
1794 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam
1793 Louis earl of Bylandt, Dutch admiral, dies at about 75
1793 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies
1792 John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM, 1846-52, 1865-66
1792 Frederic L G, Earl of Merode, Belgian revolutionary
1792 John Montague 4th Earl of Sandwich, English Naval minister, dies at 73
1792 John George Lambton, London, statesman, 1st Earl of Durham
1792 John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78
1791 Felix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance
1791 Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58
1787 Jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern, governor of Gelderland
1784 Franz K earl von Velbruck, German free mason, dies
1784 Charles Gravier, French earl of Vergennes/min of For affairs, dies
1784 George HG earl of Aberdeen, English Secretary of State
1784 Patrice F earl de Neny, South Netherlands Secret Council chairman, dies at 67
1783 Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64
1782 Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary, Souvenirs
1781 Frederic Phelypeaux, French earl of Maurepas, dies
1779 Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest
1775 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general and Napoleon's wife Marie lover
1772 Ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82
1770 Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general, Waterloo, Elba
1770 Earl of Liverpool, C, British Prime Minister, 1812-27
1766 Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat
1764 Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53
1764 Charles Earl Grey, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1830-34
1763 Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator
1763 John Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72
1762 Charles G G, earl of Merode/mayor of Brussels/French senator
1762 Willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist
1761 Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary
1761 Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War
1761 Dirk earl van Hogendorp, general/Dutch minister of War
1761 Earl d'Andreossi, French general and member of parliament
1760 Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, South Netherlands earl/general
1760 Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward
1759 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen
1753 Charles, 3rd earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist
1753 Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies
1751 John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
1749 Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"
1749 Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat
1743 Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies
1742 Earl of Wilmington becomes British premier
1742 British ex-premier Walpole becomes earl of Orford
1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1740 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP
1737 Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79
1732 Eugene JP earl the Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58
1730 Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82
1729 Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77
1726 Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer
1725 Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63
1723 Claude F Tserclaes, South Netherlands earl of Tilly, dies at 74
1721 James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47
1718 John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich, inventor, sandwich
1718 Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/diplomat, plot against Peter III
1718 Arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48
1716 Patrice F earl De Neny, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council
1715 Battle at Sheriffmuir: English army beats Scottish earl of Mar
1713 John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, English premier, 1760-63
1713 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, writer, dies
1712 Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67
1712 Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic, Viaggio in Russia
1712 Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies
1710 Earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance
1709 Hans Willem baron Bentinck, Dutch/English earl of Portland, dies at 60
1705 Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies
1702 Robert Spencer 2nd earl of Sunderland, Engl PM (1687-88), dies at 61
1700 Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist
1690 Ernst J earl van Biron, Russian duke of Koerland/regent of Ivan VI
1690 John Carteret, Earl Granville, C, English chief minister, 1722-42
1688 Pro-James II, Earl of Danby occupies York
1686 Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78
1684 William Pulteney, London, statesman, Earl of Bath
1683 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61
1682 English earl of Shaftesbury flight to Amsterdam
1681 Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London
1681 Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason
1680 John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, poet/courtier, dies
1678 Earl of Shaftesbury freed out of London Tower
1677 Earl of Shaftesbury arrested/confined in London Tower
1674 Edward Hyde 1st earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67), dies at 65
1674 Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo
1673 Prince Willem III/Raimundo earl Montecuccoli conquer Bonn
1673 British king Charles II fires earl of Shaftesbury
1668 Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall
1666 Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius earl of Simmeren
1664 Battle at St. Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Koprulu
1661 Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier, Whig, 1710-14
1658 Robert Rich 2nd earl of Warwick, Engl Lord High Admiral, dies at ñ70
1657 Guido Starhemberg, Austria earl/fieldmarshal, Turkish Wars
1656 Walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nimegen
1654 Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71
1652 Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
1651 Francisco the Melo, Portuguese/Spanish earl of Assumar, dies at 54
1650 Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24
1649 Margaret Coventry, 1st English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
1647 Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
1647 Matthias Gallas, Austrian earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna, dies at 62
1646 Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex, dies
1646 Thomas H earl of Arundel, English art collector (Marbles), dies
1642 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, earl of Tourville/knight/admiral/marshal
1642 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Governor of Ft. Emmerik/Heusden, dies
1641 Battle at La Marfee Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French government army
1640 John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London
1639 Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62
1638 Dutch countess Louise of Solms marries earl John of Brederode
1635 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48
1635 Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen
1632 Swedish and Saxon army beat Earl Tilly
1631 German army under earl Johann Tilly conquerors Maagdenburg
1631 Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg
1626 Battle between king Bethlen Gabor and earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends
1626 Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal
1626 Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld
1625 Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen
1621 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury/minister, 1660-73
1620 Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59
1613 Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, dies at 64
1613 English princess Elizabeth marries earl Frederik of Palts
1612 Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48
1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth
1609 Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM, 1660-67
1608 Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen/cavalry commander, dies in battle
1608 Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies
1607 James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
1604 Louis Gunther, earl of Nassau, dies in battle at about 29
1602 Grave surrenders to earl Mauritius
1601 Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy
1601 Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius
1601 Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius
1601 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth
1601 Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London
1601 Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth
1600 Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army
1599 Earl van Essex and Irish rebel Tyrone signs treaty
1598 Floris I van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg, dies at about 61
1597 Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort
1596 English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz
1594 Groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis
1594 Earl Mauritius and Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen
1593 Earl Mauritius conquerors Geertruidenberg
1593 Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland
1592 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch Governor, Fort Emmerik/Heusden
1591 Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau
1590 States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht
1590 Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda "turfschip of Breda"
1587 Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands
1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona
1586 Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen
1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Neth
1585 English fleet and earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen
1584 Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
1584 Willem I "the Silent", [Willem of Orange], earl of Nassau, dies at 51
1584 Earl Adolf van Nieuwenaar/Meurs becomes viceroy of Gelderland
1583 Gelders Earl Willem of the Bergh flees
1583 Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
1582 Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII
1582 French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders
1582 French van Valois honored as duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen
1577 Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician
1574 Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle at 35
1572 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36
1571 Earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland, murdered
1570 Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered
1570 Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out
1568 Lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded
1567 Battle at Carberry Scot: Protestant troops beat Earl Bothwells army
1567 Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
1567 Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered
1566 Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, Governor of Ft. Gorinchem/Nijmegen
1566 Robert Devereux 2nd earl of Essex/cousin/lover of Elizabeth I
1564 Robert Dudley becomes earl of Leicester
1563 Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister, 1598-1612
1558 Charles, earl of Lalaing/land guardian of the Neth, dies at 52
1558 Battle at Grevelingen: Gen/earl Lamoraal van Egmont beat France
1555 Emperor Charles V makes Erard of Pallandt earl of Culemborg
1551 John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal
1550 Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange
1549 John Dudley earl of Warwick becomes English premier
1549 Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc
1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason
1547 Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29
1547 Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death
1545 English earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland
1544 Scot earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII
1544 Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss
1543 Cardinal Beaton replaces earl Arran as regent for Mary of Scotland
1538 Charles van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies at 70
1538 Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79
1536 Earl of Nassau disbands siege of Peronne
1536 Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall
1535 John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Netherlands royal family
1526 Philip III van Croij, duke of Aarschot/earl of Porcien
1524 Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess
1516 Johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies
1506 Earl Willem I van Nassau-Dillenburg weds countess Walburg van Egmont
1504 Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies
1499 John IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies
1483 Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of Engl, beheaded at 49
1477 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies in battle at 39
1471 Battle of Barnet-King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick
1471 Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury, dies at 42
1462 Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia, 1494-1528
1456 Edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies
1451 Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg
1442 Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies
1438 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen
1428 Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury
1415 Philip of Nevers, French earl, dies in battle
1404 Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland
1396 Crusaders under earl of Nevers reaches Nicopolis
1396 Crusaders under earl of Nevers reach Vienna
1396 Crusaders and earl of Nevers depart from Dijon
1393 Yvain, son of earl of Foix, burned at royal ball
1393 Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball
1392 Aleid van Poelgeest, lover of earl Albrecht of Bavaria, murdered at 22
1392 Willem Cuser, earl Albrecht of Beierens, murdered
1383 Amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49
1357 Flemish earl Louis and Luxembourg Duke Wenceslaus sign peace treaty
1354 Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty
1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand
1345 Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27
1337 Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49
1336 Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies
1334 Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye
1326 Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies
1312 Piers Gaveston, earl of Cornwall, beheaded
1304 Willem III becomes earl of Holland
1300 King Philip IV occupies Flanders, Earl Gwijde captured
1296 Adolf VII, earl of Mountain (1259-96), dies
1296 Earl Floris V signs accord with French king
1288 Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle
1281 Flemish Earl Gwijde Dampierre takes financial responsibility of Brugge
1273 Earl Rudolf van Habsburg becomes Roman Catholics-German king
1271 Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies
1265 Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle
1265 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester
1256 Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1248 Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German emperor
1247 Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies
1233 Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders, dies at 45
1233 Earl Otto II van Gelre grants Arnhem state justice
1229 Otto II becomes earl of Gelre
1229 Queen Blanche of Castilie and earl Raymond VII van Toulouse sign peace
1222 Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies
1214 Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
1188 Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I
1182 Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies
1171 Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies
1151 Geoffrey Plantagenet, earl of Anjou/duke of Normandy, dies at 38
1144 Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies
1139 Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies
1132 Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered
1128 Willem van Normandia, earl of Flanders, dies in battle
1128 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik
1119 Charles the Good becomes earl of Flanders
1119 Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies
1111 Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders
1093 Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62
1091 Floris II de Vette becomes earl of Holland
1090 Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II
1076 Willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies
1071 Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle
1070 Arnulf III the Hapless becomes earl of Flanders
1067 Boudouin VI becomes earl of Flanders
1067 Boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies
1040 Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes
1035 Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders
1015 Henry I becomes earl of Leuven
993 Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle
988 Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
976 Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria
956 Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55
898 Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39
879 Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies
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