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1996 Jo Van Fleet, actress (Seize the Day, Cinderella), dies at 75
1996 46th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center Boston 1995 Boston's Fleet Center opens, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins tie at 4-4 1992 James A Van Fleet, U.S. general (D-Day, Battle of Bulge), dies at 100 1992 James Van Fleet, American Soldier 1982 British fleet sails to Falkland Islands 1979 Louis Mountbatten, British Admiral of the Fleet, assassinated by IRA 1971 Thomas C Heart, U.S. admiral/commander (Asiatic fleet), dies 1971 Thomas C Hart, U.S. admiral/commander (Pacific Fleet), dies at 94 1968 Husband Edward Kimmel, commandant U.S. Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86 1967 Chinese army/air force/fleet repress uprising in Wuhan City 1956 Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77 1945 Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, Merseyside, rock drummer, Easybeats 1945 Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet 1945 U.S. planes intercept Japanese fleet heading for Okinawa on a suicide superbattleship Yamato and four destroyers were sunk 1945 Massive kamikaze-attack on U.S. battle fleet near Okinawa 1945 Kamikazes attack U.S. battle fleet near Kerama Retto 1944 Battle in Straits of Surigao: Japanese fleet destroyed 1944 Kurita's Vice-Admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo 1944 1st Japanese kamikaze attack, U.S. fleet near Iwo Jima 1944 U.S. attacks Japanese fleet in Philippines Sea 1944 Heavy air raid on U.S. fleet at Guam "Turkey Shoot" 1944 Allied fleet attack Sabang Sumatra 1944 General Eisenhower becomes head commander of allied air fleet 1944 Mineichi Koga, Admiral of Japanese fleet, dies 1943 Italian fleet anchors at Malta 1943 U.S. invasion fleet passes Bizerta, Tunisia 1943 U.S. invasion fleet of 96 ships sails to Sicily 1943 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2 1943 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 1943 Adm Cunningham of British fleet: "Sink, burn and destroy; let nothing pass" 1943 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04 1943 I Yamamoto, Admiral of Japanese fleet, dies 1943 Vice-Admiral Cunningham appointed British adm of fleet 1942 1st ships of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk 1942 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland 1941 1st ships of Admiral Nagumo's Pearl Harbor fleet return to Japan 1941 Futshida's air fleet passes coastline of Oahu 1941 Dutch and British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore 1941 Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor 1941 Passenger ship Lurline sends radio signal of sighting Japanese war fleet 1941 Japanese fleet readies assault on Pearl Harbor 1941 Sea battle at Cape Matapan: British fleet under Cunningham defeats Italy 1940 British air attack destroys half of Italian fleet 1940 French/British assault on French fleet in Dakar, flees 1940 British destroys French battle fleet at Oran, Algeria, 1267 die 1940 British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa 1940 German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow 1940 British merchant vessel fleet is armed 1939 British fleet takes German U-27 boat 1939 British fleet attacks German U-39 boat 1939 Isoroku Yamamoto appointed supreme commander of Japanese fleet 1937 Japanese fleet blockades Chinese coast 1936 Neville Purvis, British vice Admiral, Chief of Fleet Support 1934 Japan agress to fleet treaty of 1922 and 1930 1933 Julian Oswald, British Admiral of the Fleet 1931 British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts 1928 KPD begins petition against Germany building a battle fleet 1928 Anthony Tippett, British chief of Fleet Support 1923 Dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote) 1923 80,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law 1919 Jo Van Fleet, Oakland, actress, Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden 1919 German Admiral von Reuter scuttles his own captured fleet 1917 Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol 1915 British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast 1914 British fleet forfeits chance to destroy German fleet in North Sea 1914 German-British fleet battle at Coronel, Chile 1914 Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts 1914 Battle at Helgoland: British fleet beats German, 1100 killed 1914 German fleet bombs English coast 1914 German fleet under Admiral Souchon fire on Algerian coast 1914 French fleet sails to North-Africa 1914 British fleet reaches Scapa Flow 1914 British fleet leaves Portland/passes Straits of Dover 1914 Minister of Navy W Churchill routes British fleet to Scapa Flow 1909 Great White Fleet, 1st U.S. fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia 1908 Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay 1908 Part of Great White Fleet arrives in Puget Sound, Washington 1908 Great White Fleet arrives in San Francisco 1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise 1906 Venezuela (under vice-president Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet 1905 British, Italian, Russisan, French and Austria-Hungary fleet attack Lesbos 1905 Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima 1904 Russian fleet shoots at British fishing ship 1904 Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur 1904 Japanese fleet defeat Russians off Port Arthur 1904 Japan and Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships 1899 English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up 1898 U.S. battle fleet under Admiral Dewey occupies Isla Grande at Manila 1898 U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba 1898 U.S. fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines 1895 French fleet reaches Majunga, Madagascar 1893 British fleet under Vice-Admiral George Tryon leaves Beirut 1892 James Van Fleet, American Soldier 1886 Raymond A. Spruance, U.S. admiral/fleet commander/ambassador 1885 Chester Nimitz, U.S. Admiral, commanded Pacific fleet in WW II 1884 Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral and supreme commander of Japanese fleet 1883 French fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar 1882 British fleet bombs Alexandria 1878 Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, WW II 1877 Thomas C Hart, U.S. Admiral, Asiatic fleet 1866 Italian fleet under Admiral Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa 1865 Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC 1864 Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama 1864 Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Gaines, Alabama 1863 Union troops/fleet occupy For Huger, Virginia 1863 Battle of Charleston, South Carolina, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter 1862 Federal fleet occupies Galveston, Texas 1862 Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC 1861 Federal fleet bombs Galveston, Texas 1853 Russian fleet appears at Nagasaki, Japan 1852 1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St. London) 1846 U.S. fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California 1841 John Arbuthnot Fisher, Ceylon, 1st Baron Fisher/admiral of the fleet 1827 Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russian/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet 1815 Joachim Murats fleet sails from Corsica to Naples 1809 John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, Silver Fleet 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson defeats French and Spanish fleet and dies 1804 British Vice-Admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao 1801 Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish 1801 Battle at Algeciras: French fleet beats British 1799 Bataafse fleet surrender to English 1799 English fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname 1798 Battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet 1798 Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt 1797 Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse 1794 English fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French 1788 Russian fleet destroys Swedish 1782 Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet 1782 Battle at Les Saintes West-Indies: British fleet beats French 1782 French fleet occupies St. Christopher 1782 British garrison surrenders to French and Spanish fleet 1781 French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War 1781 Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet 1781 French fleet occupies Tobago 1781 French fleet stopped Britain from seizing the Cape of Good Hope 1780 Battle at Cape St. Vincent: Admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet 1779 English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels 1779 French fleet occupies Grenada 1779 French fleet occupies St. Vincent 1776 Brigadier General Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British 1775 Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet 1770 Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish 1768 Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 1762 English fleet occupies Havana 1762 English fleet occupies Martinique 1761 British fleet occupies Belle Britain 1759 British fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West-Indies, on France 1758 British battle fleet under General James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg 1756 French fleet conquer St. Philips Castle of Minorca 1749 British parliament accept Consolidation Act: fleet reorganization 1745 English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St. Lawrence River 1744 Battle at Toulon: English-French and Spanish fleet 1744 Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Admiral Matthews) 1744 French/Spanish fleet leaves Toulon 1741 English fleet under Admiral Ogle begins assault on Cartagena 1741 English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena 1738 England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea and West-Indies 1719 Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children" 1718 Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish 1718 Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish 1715 Spanish gold and silver fleet disappears off St. Lucie, Florida 1714 Battle at Hango (Hangut): Russians beat Swedish fleet 1714 Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish fleet 1711 Admiral Hovenden Walkers fleet reach St. Lawrence 1705 English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona 1704 Battle at Malaga: French vs English and Dutch fleet 1704 English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar 1702 Battle in Bay of Vigo: Netherlands/English fleet destroy Spanish/French fleet 1702 Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch and English fleet destroy and occupy Spanish silver fleet and French squadron 1702 Battle at Santa Marta Venz: English fleet beat French 1696 Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River 1695 English and Dutch fleet capture Dunkerk 1694 Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports 1692 Battle at La Hogue: English and Dutch fleet beat France 1690 Battle of Beachy Head-French fleet defeat Anglo-Dutch fleet 1690 Battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Netherlands/English fleet 1688 Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England 1678 French Admiral Jean d'Estrees' fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curaeao 1678 French conquering fleet at Curaeao, 1200 die 1677 Battle at Catania: between French and Dutch fleet 1676 Battle at land: Danish and Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1676 Battle at Palermo: French beats Dutch/Spanish fleet 1675 Swedish Admiral Stenbock sails out with fleet of 66 ships 1673 Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English and French fleet 1673 Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral/Civil rights activist, dies at 51 1673 Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of New York City 1673 Battle at Schooneveld: Michiel de Ruyter beats French/English fleet 1673 Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet 1672 Battle by Solebay: Dutch Admiral M de Ruyter beats French/English fleet 1667 English fleet plunders Suriname plantations 1667 Michiel de Ruyter destroys English fleet 1667 Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River 1666 Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian, dies in Battle at 43 1666 English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter 1666 Battle at Duinkerk: English vs Dutch fleet 1665 English fleet beat Dutch fleet 1665 Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch 1665 Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft 1663 Battle at Amegical: English and Portugese fleet beats Spanish 1658 Battle of Sont: Swedish fleet beats Dutch 1658 Battle at Grevelingen: English fleet beats Spanish 1658 French fleet recaptures Duinkerk 1658 Battle at Dunes: English and French fleet beat Spanish 1657 Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet 1656 Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon 1655 English Admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet 1655 Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates 1654 Venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish 1653 Sea battle at Heijde, English fleet beats Dutch 1653 Battle at North Foreland: English fleet beats Dutch 1653 Johan van Galen beats English fleet at Livorno 1653 Defeat of Dutch fleet under Admiral Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth 1652 Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet 1652 Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English 1652 English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under lt-adm Tromp 1647 Joos Banckert, Swiss Admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies at 48 1641 Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle 1634 Dutch fleet under Johannes van Walbeeck lands on Curacao 1634 Johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West-Indies 1630 Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil 1629 Piet Heyn, lt-admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51 1628 Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet 1628 Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned 1627 English fleet under George Villiers leaves Rhe 1627 English fleet under George Villiers reaches La Rochelle 1627 English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle 1625 Admiral George Villiers' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz 1624 Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru 1624 Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru 1624 Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru 1624 Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama 1622 Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die 1622 Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian 1621 Jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta) 1612 Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese 1607 Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet 1604 Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam 1603 Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies 1599 Jacob van Necks merchant fleet leaves Java 1599 Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove and muskaat 1598 Jacob of Necks merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java 1598 Jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java 1598 Cornelis de Houtman's fleet departs for East-Indies 1597 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java 1597 Cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java 1596 Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland 1596 Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java 1596 Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java 1596 English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz 1596 English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz 1596 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java 1588 Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada 1588 English fleet beats Spanish Armada 1588 English fleet defeats Spanish armada 1587 Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet 1585 English fleet and earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen 1574 Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish 1574 Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis 1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet 1573 Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth 1572 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey 1571 Battle at Lepanto: Saint League (Spain and Italy) destroys Turkish fleet 1571 Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle 1560 Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden 1560 Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli 1560 Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, North Africa 1551 Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli 1543 French and Turkish fleet occupies Nice 1538 Battle at Preveza: Turkish fleet under Barbarossa beats Spanish 1535 Karel V's fleet sails under Andrea Doria to Tunis 1528 Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die 1521 Magelhaes' fleet reaches Cebu 1521 Magelhaes' fleet discovers Zamal (Samar) 1515 Persian Gulf: Portugese fleet occupies Ormuz 1512 Battle at Brest: English fleet beats France 1499 Battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians 1498 Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island 1492 Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus' fleet 1492 Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas 1492 Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas) 1492 English Admiral Poynings fleet occupies Lock 1492 Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico 1492 Columbus' fleet sets sail west 1492 Columbus' fleet leaves Gomera, Canary islands 1492 Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet 1453 Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople 1377 French invasion fleet lands at Rye England 1340 Battle at Lock: English fleet beats France/Genuezen, 10-30,000 killed 1340 In the Hundred Years War, British fleet destroys French at Sluys 1304 Battle at Zierik Sea: Dutch and French fleet beat Flemish fleet 1281 Kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan 1217 Battle at South Foreland: English fleet beats France 1185 Battle at Danoura: Yoshitsune Minamoto's fleet beats imperial fleet 1156 Battle at Brindisi: King Willem of Sicily beats Byzantine fleet 610 Heraclius' fleet takes Constantinople |
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