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2003 Gene Anthony Ray, dancer/actor, Fame, dies at 41
2002 Mickey Newbury, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music, dies 2000 Brian Statham, cricketer, 20th century's leading fast bowler, inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, 2009, dies in Stockport, England, of leukemia, at age 69 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama and Papas and Eagles 1998 Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1997 Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame 1997 Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame 1997 Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997 Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells for Hall of Fame 1996 J Bunning, E Weaver, B Foster, and N Hanlon inducted in Hall of Fame 1996 Earl Weaver and Jim Bunning, elected to Hall of Fame 1996 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio 1995 Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt enter basaeball's Hall of Fame 1995 Rick Ferrell, Hall of Fame catcher, dies at 89 1995 Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1994 Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1994 Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night 1994 Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) and Steve Carlton enter the Hall of Fame 1994 Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 Miami begins a latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan 1994 Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1994 Steve Carlton (Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1993 Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1993 New York Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame 1993 Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 Luis Falco, U.S. choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at 50 1993 Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame 1992 Roseanne Barr Arnold gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Tom Seaver, R Fingers, Hal Newhouser, and B McGowan enter Hall of Fame 1992 Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame 1992 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame 1992 Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1991 IM Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991 New York Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame 1991 Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1991 Islanders Denis Potvan and Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame 1991 New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame 1991 Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame 1991 Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1991 Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1991 Joni Mitchel inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame 1991 Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose 1991 Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame 1991 Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame 1991 Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins and Rod Carew elected to Hall of Fame 1991 Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try 1990 Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1990 Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan inducted into hall of fame 1990 Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years 1990 5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin 1990 Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990 Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1989 Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame 1989 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1989 Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Hall of Fame 1989 Celtic Kansas City Jones and Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1989 Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1988 Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame 1988 Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame 1988 Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1987 Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame 1987 Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1987 Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin 1986 Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, and Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame 1986 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship 1986 Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland 1986 Ernie Lombardi, NL MVP in 1938, and Bobby Doerr, elected to Hall of Fame 1986 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley) 1986 Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year 1985 Establishment of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced 1985 L Brock, Slaughter, A Vaughan, and H Wilhelm inducted into Hall of Fame 1985 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship 1985 Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1985 Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame 1985 Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1985 Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1984 Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, and Luis Aparicio inducted into Hall of Fame 1984 Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1984 Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and D Drysdale elected to Hall of Fame 1983 B Robinson, J Marichal, G Kell, and W Alston inducted into Hall of Fame 1983 Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame 1983 Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to Hall of Fame 1982 Michael Thoma, actor (8 is Enough, Fame), dies at 55 1982 Travis Jackson and Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame 1982 Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame 1982 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV 1981 Johnny Mize and Rube Foster elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1981 Bob Gibson elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1980 Kaline, Snider, Klein, and Tom Yawkey inducted into Hall of Fame 1979 Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame 1979 National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, New York) dedicated 1979 Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53 1979 M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 1979 Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame 1979 Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1978 Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail inducted to Hall of Fame 1978 Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1978 Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame 1977 Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame 1977 Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Hall of Fame 1977 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1977 Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr president of Hall of Fame 1977 Ernie Banks elected to Hall of Fame 1976 Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career 1976 Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame 1976 Roger Connor, Fred Lindstrom and ump Cal Hubbard elected to Hall of Fame 1975 David Bowie's 'Fame' single goes #1 for 2 weeks 1975 David Bowie releases 'Fame' 1975 William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame 1975 Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Hall of Fame 1975 Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1974 Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day 1974 James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1974 Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame 1974 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame 1973 Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn inducted into Hall of Fame 1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected 1973 Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death 1973 Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1973 Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame 1973 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1972 Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame 1972 Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez and Early Wynn 1972 Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 1972 Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame 1972 Bob Douglas is 1st black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame 1972 Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Hall of Fame 1972 Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, and Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame 1971 Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame 1971 Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1971 Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks 1971 & Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1970 Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame 1970 Expos beat White Sox 10-6 in the annual Hall of Fame game 1970 L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines enter Hall of Fame 1970 Ford Frick, Earle Combs and Jesse Haines elected to Hall of Fame 1969 Stan Coveleski and Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame 1969 Roy Campanella and Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1968 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens 1968 Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1968 Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1967 Red Ruffing selected to Hall of Fame 1967 Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1966 High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame 1966 Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1966 Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1965 Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1964 Alex Solis, born in Panama City, Panama, jockey, in the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame, over 4,500 career wins 1964 101st member elected to baseball's hall of fame (Luke Appling) 1964 Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame 1963 Carrie Hamilton, Carol Burnett's daughter/actress, Fame 1963 Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio 1963 Carlo Imperato, born in Bronx, actor, Fame 1963 Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen 1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame 1963 Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1962 Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress, Fame, V, Footloose 1962 Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame, elected 1986 1962 Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59 1962 Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1962 Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1961 Nia Peeples, Vernia, Hollywood, dancer/host, Fame, Party Machine 1961 Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies 1961 Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1961 NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio 1960 Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd 1960 Agricultural Hall of Fame forms 1960 Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually 1960 BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member 1959 Irene Cara, born in Bronx New York City, actress/singer, Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury 1959 Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1958 Barry Miller, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married 1958 Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950 1956 Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg inducted into Hall of Fame 1956 Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to Hall of Fame 1955 E Arcaro, E Sande and G Woolf 1st inductees in Jockey hall of fame 1954 Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern and 15 pioneers 1953 Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1952 Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1951 Dean Pitchford, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, prolific songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, Oscar, Golden Globe award-winner, wrote with composers Alan Menken, Rupert Holmes, collaborated on songs for movie, Fame, wrote screenplay for movie, 'Footloose' 1951 Edward Collins, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), dies at 63 1951 Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1950 Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 1950 Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1949 Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame 1946 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, and McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame 1945 No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1944 Anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen 1943 Georgie Fame, Clive Powell, rocker, Georgie Fame and Blue Flames 1943 Georgie Fame, rock vocalist, Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde 1942 Dick Butkus, Chicago, NFL hall of fame linebacker, Bears, sportscaster 1942 Willis Reed, NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach for the New York Knicks 1942 Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame 1941 Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame 1941 Carol Mann, Buffalo, New York, golfer, LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 U.S. Open 1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1940 Joan Joyce, Waterbury, Connecticut, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1983 1940 Mickey Newbury, born in Houston, Texas, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music 1940 Herve Filion, sulky driver, 1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame 1939 Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1939 Carl Yastrzemski, born in New York, Boston Red Sox great, 1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame 1939 Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York 1939 Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame 1938 Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1938 Mickey Stratton, born in Meriden, Connecticut, softball catcher, Hall of Fame 1969 1938 Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York 1938 Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to Hall of Fame 1937 Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1937 Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1936 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame - Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson 1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1933 Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1932 Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle for the New York Giants 1932 Halston, R Halston Frowick, fashion designer, 1972 Hall of Fame 1932 Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, Detroit Lions 1931 Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, Giants, New York Mets 1930 Brian Statham, born in Gorton, England, cricketer, 20th century's leading fast bowler, inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, 2009 1928 Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher, New York Yankees 1927 Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30 1927 Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts 1927 Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat 1926 Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Georges Vezina, NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Canadiens), dies 1925 Betty Evans Grayson, born in Portland, Oregon, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1959 1925 Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker, Philadelphia 1925 Bertha Tickey, born in Dinuba, California, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1973 1924 Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 1919 [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers 1919 Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback for the Green Bay Packers 1918 Florence Chadwick, born in San Diego, California, swimmer, Hall of Fame 1970 1917 M Marie Widlow, born in St. Louis, Missouri, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1957 1917 Jerry Wexler, born in New York, music journalist, music producer, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1916 Eddie Arcaro, jockey, 1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns 1914 Elbrige Gerry, Vice President (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70 1914 Sammy Baugh, born in Texas, American football player, coach, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame 1911 Sid Gillman, NFL hall of fame coach, LA, San Diego, Houston 1909 Clyde Barrow, bank robber, of Bonnie and Clyde fame 1908 Albie Booth, collegiate Hall of Fame football star, Yale 1907 Johnny Longden, jockey/trainer, 1958 Racing Hall of Fame 1906 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (New York Giants), dies at 67 1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colorado, NFL hall of fame quarterback, Spartans, Detroit 1905 Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher 1903 Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, .320 avg 1903 Vincent Richards, hall of fame tennis pro, elected 1961 1901 Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated 1900 American Hall of Fame found 1899 Harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman, Pirates 1897 Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1965 1894 Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher, Yankees, 243 career wins 1893 Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960 1891 Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher, led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs 1887 Edward Collins, New York, Hall of Fame infielder, White Sox, A's 1883 George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961 1883 Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame 1883 Fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt 1881 William J Clothier, 1st President of tennis hall of fame, U.S. Open 1906 1881 Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player, elected 1963 1880 Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo 1879 Roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager 1876 Mordecai, 3 finger, Brown, hall of fame pitcher 1875 Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, Rhode Island, hall of fame shortstop, .426 in 1901 1868 Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame 1867 Wilbur Wright, of aeronautical fame, Wright Brothers 1866 William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, New Jersey, hall of fame baseball player 1859 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1855 Alice Freeman Palmer, educator, Hall of Fame 1842 Sidney Clopton Lanier, U.S., composer/poet, Hall of Fame 1833 Edwin Thomas Booth, U.S., U.S. Hall of Fame/actor, Hamlet 1817 William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63 1800 George Bancroft, historian, Hall of Fame 1799 Rufus Choate, U.S., lawyer, Hall of Fame 1797 Mary Lyon, U.S., educator, Mount Holyoke, Hall of Fame 1787 Emma Willard, U.S., opens school for young ladies, Hall of Fame 1779 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor, slide rule, pocket chessboard 1765 Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 |
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