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2004 Eugene Roche, actor, Slaughterhouse Five, dies at 77

1998 "Grease," closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1,503 performance

1997 "Eugene Onegin," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 "Eugene Onegin," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Eugene Shoemaker, astronomer, co-discoverer of the Shoemaker-Levy comet that had a spectacular collision with Jupiter in 1994, dies at 69

1997 Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist, dies at 80

1997 Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman kicks cameraman, Eugene Amosin the groin

1996 Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43

1996 Eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95

1996 Brother Eugene Gerard Salois, teacher, dies at 76

1996 Clifton Eugene Bancroft Robinson, public servant, dies at 70

1995 Eugene Fuller, polymath/linguist, dies at 80

1995 Eugene Wigner, physicist (Nobel prize for physics-1963), dies at 92

1994 Eugene Tanner, Jr., singer, dies at 58

1994 "Grease," opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater New York City for 1,503 performances

1994 Eugene Ionesco, playwright (Rhinoceros, Bald Soprano), dies at 84

1993 "5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 445 performances

1992 Eugene A. Chappie, Representative-R-California 1981 -1986

1992 "5 Guys Named Moe" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 445 performances

1991 "Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 14 performances

1991 "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 14 performances

1991 Oona Chaplin, daughter of Eugene O'Neill/wife of Charles, dies at 66

1991 "Penn and Teller - Refrigerator Tour" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City

1991 "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 24 performances

1991 Eugene Forsey, Canadian Politician

1991 "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 24 performances

1990 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 149 performances

1990 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 149 performances

1988 Eugene Marino installed as 1st black U.S. archbishop

1988 Eugene Marino of Atlanta, appointed 1st African American archbishop

1987 Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor

1987 "Big River" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1005 performances

1985 Eugene Carson Blake, Secretary-General World Council of Churches, dies at 78

1985 "Big River" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances

1985 Eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85

1985 Eugene List, U.S. concert pianist, dies at 66

1984 E J Andre, actor (Eugene Bullock-Dallas), dies at 74

1982 "Best Little Whorehouse in Tx" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 63 perf

1982 "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 36 performances

1982 "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 36 performances

1972 Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt leave the Moon

1969 Eugene Chung, NFL guard, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts

1969 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 122 performances

1969 "Canterbury Tales" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 122 performances

1968 Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democrate primary in Oregon

1967 Senator Eugene McCarthy begins run for U.S. presidency

1967 Rebecca Schaeffer, Eugene Oregon, actress, Patti-My Sister Sam

1966 Eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85

1965 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open

1964 "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 15 performances

1964 "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 15 performances

1964 Bryan Tooley, Eugene Ore, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics

1964 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Ladies' Golf Open

1964 "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 302 performances

1963 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Eugene Ladies' Golf Open

1963 Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Le siecle of Gueux), dies at 89

1963 Eugene Robinson, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1963 "She Loves Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 302 performances

1963 G Woods succeeds Eugene Black as president of the World Bank

1962 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open

1962 Brandel Eugene Chamblee, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1994 Honda-3rd

1962 Eugene Goossens, British composer (Perseus), dies at 69

1961 "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 68 performances

1961 "Let It Ride" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 68 performances

1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 27 performances

1961 Eugene Daniel, NFL center, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens

1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 27 performances

1961 "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 100 performances

1961 "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 100 performances

1959 Todd Graff, New York City, actor, Five Corners, Dominic and Eugene

1958 Eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi, dies at 70

1958 Eugene Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt

1956 Andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies

1955 Marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57

1954 Eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65

1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953 Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65

1953 Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3

1952 Eugene Ionesco's "Les Chaises," premieres in New York City

1951 Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut, STS-50

1951 Eugene Chadbourne, American Composer

1950 Eugene Ionesco's "La Cantatrice Chauve," premieres in Paris

1950 Eugene Bowen, composer, Wonder's Edge

1950 Eugene Fodor, born in Turkey Creek, Colorado, violinist, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award

1948 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90

1947 Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in New York City

1946 Eugene Levy, born in Hamilton, Canada, comedian/writer, SCTV

1946 Eugene O'Neill's "Iceman Cometh," premieres in New York City

1945 Eugene O'Brien, composer

1944 Eugene Clarke, Tipton Missouri, rock guitarist

1944 Eugene Terre Blanche, South Africa leader of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging

1943 Eugene Polyakov, dancer

1942 Oliver Eugene Lake, composer

1942 Mark Lindsay, born in Eugene, Oregon, rock vocalist/sax, Paul Revers and Raiders

1942 Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer, dies at 78

1941 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner

1940 Eugene Record, U.S. singer, Chi Lites-Give it Away

1940 M Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies

1940 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner

1939 Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France

1938 Frits Wols, [Eugene W Wong Loi Sing], Suriname, Secretary-General, UNESCO

1937 Gene Chandler, [Eugene Dixon], Chicago, rocker, Duke of Earl

1936 Nobel for literature awarded to Eugene O'Neill

1935 Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee

1934 Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Captain USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17

1934 Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in New York City

1933 Eugene O'Neill's comedy "Ah, Wilderness," premieres in New York City

1933 Jerry [Eugene] Pournelle, U.S., sci-fi author, Mercenary, Red Dragon

1933 Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold

1932 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8

1932 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2

1932 Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67

1931 Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in New York City

1931 Eugene Louw, South African minister of Internal affairs

1931 Donald Eugene Webb, Oklahoma City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1931 Eugene Ysaye, composer, dies at 72

1929 Eugene O'Neill's "Dynamo," premieres in New York City

1928 Paul Simon, born in Eugene, Oregon, Senator-D-Illinois 1985 - 1997

1928 Eugene Roche, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five

1928 Eugene O'Neill's "Lazarus Laughed," premieres in Pasadena

1928 Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude," premieres in New York City

1928 Eugene Monti, Italy, bobsledder, Olympic-2 golds-1968

1928 Eugene O'Neill's "Marco Millions," premieres in New York City

1926 Eugene V. Debs, American Politician

1926 Clifton Eugene Bancroft Robinson, public servant

1926 Robert Eugene Richards, Illinois, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 48, 52, 56

1926 Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown," premieres in New York City

1926 David Eugene Tudor, Philadelphia Penn, composer

1925 Eugene Gigout, composer, dies at 81

1925 Eugene Istomin, New York City, pianist, Leventritt Award-1943

1925 Eugene O'Neill Theater (Coronet, Forrest) opens at 230 W 49th St. New York City

1924 Eugene O'Neill's "Welded," premieres in New York City

1922 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill (Anna Christie)

1922 Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape," premieres in New York City

1921 Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in New York City

1921 Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in New York City

1920 Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in New York City

1920 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill, Beyond the Horizon

1920 Eugene A. Chappie, born in Sacramento, California, Representative-R-California 1981 -1986

1919 Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la Robe), dies

1918 W. Eugene Smith, U.S. photographer, Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden

1918 Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in New York City

1918 Eugene List, Philadelphia Penn, pianist and professor, Eastman School of Music

1918 Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58

1917 Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in New York City

1917 Robert Eugene Ward, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, Pantaloon

1916 Eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in New York City

1916 Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist

1916 Eugene J. McCarthy, born in Watkins, Minnesota, Senator-D-Minnesota, President candidate 1968

1914 Eugene Odene, French mayor of Senlis, executed

1914 Eugene Fuller, polymath/linguist

1913 45th Belmont: Roscoe Troxler aboard Prince Eugene wins in 2:18

1910 Eugene John Weigel, composer

1909 Eugene Ionesco, playwright

1909 Eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft

1909 Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way," premieres in New York City

1907 Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard New York)

1907 Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring

1907 Gene Gutche, born in Berlin, Germany, Romeo Maximillian Eugene Ludwig Gutsche, composer, studied business, economics, piano with Ferruccio Busoni, wrote neo-Romantic work, experimented with polytonality, microtones, serialism

1906 Eugene Carson Blake, U.S. Secretary-General of World council of Churches, 1966-72

1905 39th Belmont: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Tanya wins in 2:08

1905 Eugene Bozza, composer

1904 Eugene Forsey, Canadian Politician

1904 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2

1903 Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], South Dakota, actor, She Demons, Spider

1902 Eugene Paul Wigner, mathematician/physicist, A Bomb, Nobel 1963

1902 Eugene Wigner, American Physicist

1899 Eugene Ormandy, [Blau], Budapest Hungary, conductor, Philadelphia Orchestra

1898 Eugene Dabit, French writer/painter, Hotel du Nord

1898 Eugene R. Black, U.S., President of World Bank, 1953-62

1897 Marion Eugene Bauer, composer

1896 C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist, Le Jura plisse

1894 American Railway Union under Eugene V Debs goes on strike

1893 Eugene Goossens, born in London, England, conductor and composer, Perseus

1891 Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer, dies at 77

1889 Eugene Pallette, born in Winfield, Kansas, actor, Adv of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro

1889 Whitney Eugene Thayer, composer, dies at 50

1888 Eugene O'Neill, New York City, dramatist, Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936

1888 Eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi

1882 Eugene L Simonis, Belgian sculptor, dies on 72nd birthday

1880 Eugene O'Brien, Boulder, Ohio, actor, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1880 Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76

1879 Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies

1878 Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56

1874 Eugene Baie, Belgian author, Sub rosa et sub umbra

1873 Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52

1864 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist and composer, Golem

1863 Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer

1862 Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer, Sous la robe

1859 Eugene D'Harcourt, composer

1858 Eugene Ysaije, born in Belgium, violinist, conductor and composer, Pierill Houiou

1858 Eugene Ysaye, composer

1858 Eugene Brieux, French playwright, Blanchette, Lesson Avaries

1857 Eugene Sue, French Novelist

1857 Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer, 1st sound-on-film recording

1855 Eugene V Debs, labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate

1855 Eugene V. Debs, American Politician

1850 Eugene Field, author/journalist, Little Boy Blue

1844 Eugene Gigout, composer

1838 Whitney Eugene Thayer, composer

1836 Henry Eugene Davies, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1894

1833 Lucius Eugene Polk, Brigadier General Confederate Army, died in 1892

1830 Eugene Asa Carr, Major General Union Army, died in 1910

1823 Eugene Scribes "Le Menteur Veridique," premieres in Paris

1822 Eugene Gautier, composer

1820 Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer

1816 John Eugene Smith, Major General Union Army, died in 1897

1814 Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer

1810 Eugene L Simonis, Belgian sculptor

1809 Georges Eugene Haussmann, born in Paris, France, architect

1807 Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1804 Eugene Sue, French Novelist

1799 Alexandr Pushkin, Russia, writer, Eugene Onegin, 5/26 OS

1799 Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer, Eugene Onegin

1798 Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56

1798 Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher, Journal

1791 A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist, Bertrand et Raton

1742 Eugene Godecharle, composer

1732 Eugene JP earl the Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58

1674 Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo

1447 Tommaso Parentucelli succeeds Pope Eugene IV as Nicolas V

1447 Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies

1431 Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV

1153 Eugene III, [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies

1153 Treaty of Konstanz between Frederik I "Barbarossa" and Pope Eugene III

1145 Bernardo elected Pope Eugene III

657 St. Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I

657 St. Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

657 Eugene I, Italian Pope (654-7), dies

654 Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I


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