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2002 Jeff Corey, actor/teacher, blacklisted actor during the McCarthy era, dies at 88
1989 New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) 1989 Thomas Bernhard, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist, dies at 58 of tuberculosis in Ohlsdorf, Upper Austria 1988 Carl Hubbell, pitcher for the New York Giants-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA, dies in an auto accident 1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic 1980 Cleveland Dan Spillner, 545 ERA, is 2 outs from a no-hitter when White Sox rookie Leo Sutherland singles 1979 Sandra Post wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic 1978 Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74 1978 House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA 1978 Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington D.C. for ERA 1975 President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era" 1968 St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson's 13th shutout, ends with 1.12 ERA 1965 Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era) 1962 Val Paul, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922, dies at 73 in Hollywood, California 1959 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 1946 Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens (start of an era) 1941 Ruth Stonehouse, film director, silent era film actress, directed films 'The Winning Pair', 'Tacky Sue's Romance', dies in Hollywood, California, at age 48 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 Thomas Bernhard, born in Heerlen, Netherlands, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist 1919 Allie Reynolds, New York Yankee pitcher, 1952 AL ERA leader, 2.07, 1915 Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (C'era una Volta), dies at 76 1914 William Westmoreland, born in Saxon, South Carolina, army general, Vietnam era 1906 Era Bell Thompson, Dakota Dick, U.S. actress, Ebony 1903 Carl Hubbell, born in Carthage, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Giants-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA 1892 Ruth Stonehouse, born in Denver, Colorado, film director, silent era film actress, directed films 'The Winning Pair', 'Tacky Sue's Romance' 1886 Val Paul, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922 1885 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder, National Woman's Party 1881 Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA, 1.82 1877 Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 56 1873 Origin of Japanese Era 1854 "New Era" sinks off New Jersey coast with loss of 300 1850 Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist, New Era 1821 Nathan Bedford Forrest, born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South 1792 Origin of French Republican Era 1781 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, writer, dramatist, art critic, Enlightenment era writer, influenced development of German literature, dies at 52 in Braunschweig, Germany 1729 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, born in Kamenz, Germany, writer, dramatist, art critic, Enlightenment era writer, influenced development of German literature 1556 Origin of Fasli Era (India) 1469 Manuel I, King of Portugal, 1495-1521, during era of exploration 632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era 622 Moslem Era begins-Mahomet begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hejira) 622 Origin of Islamic Era (Muharram 1, 1 AH) 295 Origin of Era of Ascension 284 Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs) 78 Origin of Saka Era (India) |
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