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2008 Earl Butz, dies in Washington, D.C., in his sleep, at 98
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 1989 Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, 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 manager 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 Arthur Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, son of Arthur Benjamin Guinness, member of the Guinness family, founders of the Guinness brewery 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, born in Valley City, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1993 - 1951 Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1949 George Howard, born in England, George Beaumont William Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, member of the Third Creation, Earls of Carlisle, 1661 1948 Earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine 1948 Alexander Hood, born in England, Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronte, investment banker, descendent of William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson 1948 Johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75 1948 William Hastings-Bass, born in England, William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntington, member of the Seventh Creation, Earls of Huntington 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, Baltimore Bullets 1944 Earl Monroe, American Athlete 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 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 Earl Thomas Coleman, born in Gladstone, Missouri, Representative-R-Missouri, 1976 - 1993 1943 James Earl Chaney, U.S. civil rights activist 1943 John Montagu, born in England, 11th Earl of Sandwich, elected as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, related to 4th Earl who popularized the 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 Earl F. Hilliard, born in Birmingham, Alabama, Representative-D-Alabama 1993 - 2003 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 1935 Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673 1935 Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire 1935 Arthur Hay, born in Scotland, Arthur William Patrick Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnouli, family seat is Dupplin Castle, located outside of Perth, Scotland 1934 Earl Morrall, NFL quarterback, Lions, Giants, Colts 1934 Earl King, 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, Hungarian 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 Ian Leslie, born in England, born Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes, Scottish nobleman, served as Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 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 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1931 James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor, Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man 1930 Jim Rohn, born in Idaho, entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, joined direct sales organization of John Earl Shoaff, became millionaire by age 31, shared rags to riches story and personal development philosophy with over 4 million people worldwide, authored 17 books, audio, video programs 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 Patrick Pery, born in Ireland, born Patrick Edmund Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Irish peer, public servant 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 home run on 1st at bat 1929 Earl of Rosebery, born in Scotland, born Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery, Scottish nobleman, grandmother Hannah, Countess of Rosebury, was richest woman in England 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 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 David Ogilvy, born in London, England, David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, judge, served as Lord Chamberlain 1926 Lord Chamberlain, Earl of Airilet 1926 Earl Dewitt Hutto, born in Midland City, Alabama, Representative-D-Florida 1979 - 1995 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 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 1921 Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs 1920 Earl Kim, born in Dinuba, California, Korean-American composer, professor at Princeton and Harvard, studied with Roger Sessions, Arnold Schoenberg, Ernest Bloch 1919 John Meade, born in Ireland, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam, a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1776 for John Meade, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland 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 Edward Fiennes-Clinton, born in Australia, born Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln, engineer, landowner, inherited Earldom but formally did not prove his right to the title 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 Patrick Maitland, born in England, 17th Earl of Lauderdale, journalist, World War II Special Correspondent, Member of Parliament for Lanark 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 Butz, born in Indiana, served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture during the Nixon and Ford administrations 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, Colorado, NFL hall of fame quarterback, 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 Cleveland'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 - 1969 1891 Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada, 1945 - 1952 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, Belgian 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 General Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tennessee 1862 Major General Earl Van Dorn assumes command of Confederate troops in Missisippi 1861 George HG earl of Aberdeen, English minister 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 Field Marshal/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, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65) 1847 Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery, British Prime Minister, 1894 - 1895 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, French 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 Netherlands, 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/Minister of Foreign 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 Field Marshal/Governor-General 1753 Charles, 3rd earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist 1753 Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/Governor 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, Lieutenant-general (12 children), dies 1740 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP 1737 Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/Field Marshal, 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 Lieutenant-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/Governor of Nijmegen, dies 1702 Robert Spencer 2nd earl of Sunderland, English Prime Minister 1687 - 1688, 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 Prime Minister 1660 - 1667, 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/Field Marshall 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, English Lord High Admiral, dies at 70 1657 Guido Starhemberg, Austria earl/Field Marshal, Turkish Wars 1656 Walraad the Younger, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/Governor 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 Minister 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 Field Marshall/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/Prime Minister 1598 - 1612, dies at 48 1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst, Netherlands 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 Netherlands 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 Netherlands, 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 Scottish 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 England, 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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