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2000 L. Sprague de Camp, writer, Lest Darkness Fall, dies at 92
1997 Alvinio Misciano, Italian tenor, killed in a fall from a window 1996 Mohamed Amin, cameraman, photojournalist, known for photos of Ethiopian famine, fall of Idi Amin, wrote, 'Journey Through Pakistan', dies at 53 1996 "Apple Doesn't Fall" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 1 performance 1996 "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance 1995 Kingsley Amis, author, dies of injuries from a fall at 73 1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1994 "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances 1994 "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 9 performances 1993 William L Shirer, writer (Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich), dies at 89 1991 Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies 1990 Troy Dixon, rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 of a fall 1990 New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg release from hospital after fall 1988 Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, New York 1987 Gregory Robertson does 200-mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver 1982 "Taxi," last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall 1981 2 climbers fall 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela 1979 Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah 1974 Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia) 1973 Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82 1972 Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold 1972 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die 1972 David Bowie releases 'Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust' 1972 Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute 1972 NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall 1971 Madame Spivy [LeVoe], actress (All Fall Down), dies at 64 1969 New York Mets fall 9 games back, later to win pennant 1967 Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees 1966 Michael Garrison, producer (Crowded Sky), dies after a fall at 43 1965 Julia Ormond, born in London, England, actress, Sabrina, Legends of the Fall 1964 Steve Nevius, film editor, Eden, Fall Time, Damascus 1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1964 Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City 1963 Henrietta Kreis, 3rd of famous Wallenda aerialist to fall to death 1961 Greg Gagne, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1958 Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain 1956 U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland 1952 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34 1950 Ernest Thompson, Bellows Fall Vt, actor, Sierra, Westside Medical 1950 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) 1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Mercedes R. Lackey, U.S., sci-fi author, Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn 1948 Chris LeDoux, Biloxi Mississippi, country singer, Ridin' for a Fall 1947 Daytime fireball and meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia 1945 Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo announce fall of Okinawa 1944 During WW II, U.S. troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall 1943 Mohamed Amin, born in Kenya, cameraman, photojournalist, known for photos of Ethiopian famine, fall of Idi Amin, wrote, 'Journey Through Pakistan' 1942 Hitler proclaims fall of Stalingrad from Munich beer hall 1942 Frankie Lymon, New York City, rocker, & Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love 1941 Herb Santiago, vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall 1940 Lee Majors, Wyandotte, actor, $6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy 1940 E E Clive, actor (Bulldog Drummond, Night Muss Fall), dies at 56 1936 Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track 1935 Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC 1929 Former Interior Sec Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe 1929 Burt Bacharach, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer, I'll Never Fall in Love Again 1925 Leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies 1925 Leopold Fall, composer, dies at 52 1919 Leslie Irvin of U.S. makes 1st parachute jump and free fall 1914 U.S. Senator Albert Fall (Teapot Dome) demands "Cubanisation of Mexico" 1911 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines 1908 Dirigible explodes over San Francisco Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die 1904 William L Shirer, historian, Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich 1900 Brigadier General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands 1899 Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith 1897 After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1892 Eduard J Dijksterhuis, Dutch mathematician/historian, Fall and Throw 1892 Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Mass 1891 Ilya G Ehrenburg, born in Kiev, Ukraine, writer, Fall of Paris, The Thaw 1885 News of fall of Khartoum reaches London 1883 E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor, Night Must Fall, Dark Hour 1882 17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa 1879 Gerrit J. Heering, Dutch theologist, Fall of Christianity 1873 Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer, Dollar Princess 1803 Meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France 1794 Coup of thermidor/fall of Robespierre in Paris 1794 Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline and Fall), dies in London at 56 1789 Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire 1789 Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille 1776 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published 1737 Edward Gibbon, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Empire 1737 Edward Gibson, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Emp 410 Rome overrun by Visigoths, symbolized fall of Western Roman Empire |
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