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2009 Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47
2004 "Francis Crick, Ph. D", DNA researcher, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, dies at 88 2001 Arlene Francis, actress, What's My Line?, dies at 93 1997 Francis Paudras, designer/jazz fan, dies at 62 1996 Nevill Francis Mott, physicist, dies at 90 1996 Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85 1996 Timothy Francis Leary, Harvard professor and LSD guru, dues of cancer at 75 1996 St. Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1 1996 Hugh Francis Lamprey, ecologist, dies at 67 1996 David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61 1995 Harold Francis Collison, trade unionist, dies at 84 1995 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 1995 John Francis Boyd, journalist, dies at 85 1995 Francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90 1995 Francis Joan Frances Will, actress, dies at 75 1995 Michelle Francis Bird, campaigner, dies at 30 1995 Francis Frederick Johnson, architect, dies at 84 1995 Francis Showering, brewer, dies at 83 1995 Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher, dies at 83 1995 Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr. Ed), dies at 96 1995 Francis Henry Smith, librarian, dies at 85 1995 Francis Taylor, builder, dies at 90 1995 Christopher Francis Palmer, orchestrator/Author, dies at 48 1995 Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77 1995 Francis Lopez, French dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 78 1994 Sam Francis, U.S. painter (Basel Mural), dies at about 71 1994 Samuel Lewis Francis, painter, dies at 71 1994 Karl Francis Hettinger, onion Field survivor, dies at 59 1994 Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist, dies at 84 1993 Francis Mankiewicz, Canad director (Lesson bons debarras), dies at 49 1993 Francis Bouygues, French entrepreneur/billionaire, dies at 70 1992 Francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82 1991 Eric Francis, actor (Shillingbury Blowers), dies 1991 Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies 1991 Dylan Francis Penn, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright 1989 Franco, Francis Luambo/"Makiadi", Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 1988 Paul Francis Lloyd, entertainer, dies 1988 Francis Ponge, French Poet 1988 Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG) 1987 Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 1986 Ivor Francis, actor (Dusty's Trail), dies at 68 1986 [Francis XA] Keenan Wynn, U.S. actor (Dr. Strangelove), dies at 70 1986 Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1985 Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist 1984 Francis Schaeffer, American Theologian 1979 Ara Francis, Miss Colorado Teen USA 1996 1977 Francis Gary Powers, U.S. U-2 pilot, dies at 47 1977 Carter De Haven, Francis O'Callaghan, actor, director, writer, worked with Charlie Chaplin, dies in Glendale, California, at age 90 1976 Genie Francis joind "General Hospital" as Laura Vining 1976 Francis E Meloy, Jr., U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed 1975 Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department 1975 Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen, Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1973 Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55 1972 Missy Francis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1971 John Francis Zingg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys 1969 Paul Francis Stankowski, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1968 George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16 1968 Francis Biddle, American Lawyer 1968 Francis McDonald, actor (Will-Adv of Champion), dies at 77 1968 Kay Francis, actress (Charley's Aunt, Play Girl), dies of cancer at 65 1968 James Francis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1968 Francis Brennan, U.S. cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74 1967 [Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago, Illinois, architect, dies at 83 1967 Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78 1967 Francis Joseph Spellman, American Clergyman 1967 John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 1967 Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip 1966 Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world 1966 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world 1966 Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 1966 Buster Keaton, Joseph Francis, U.S. comic (General), dies at 69 1965 Michelle Francis Bird, campaigner 1965 Black Francis, Charles Thompson, U.S. singer and songwriter, Pixies 1964 Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist 1963 Don August, born in Inglewood, California, Donald Glenn August, baseball player, pitcher, batted right-handed, pitched right-handed, played for Milwaukee Brewers 1988 - 1991, related to Archbishop of Philadelphia Justin Francis Rigali 1963 Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Team Canada 1962 Genie Francis, Englewood, New Jersey, actress, General Hospital, Bare Essence 1962 U.S.S.R. swaps spy Francis Gary Power to U.S. for Rudolph Abel 1961 Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line" 1961 Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1961 Francis de Bourguignon, composer, dies at 70 1961 Francis Poulenc's "Gloria," premieres in Boston 1960 "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," by Connie Francis hits #1 1960 Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by U.S.S.R. (U-2 incident) 1960 Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow 1960 Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing 1960 U.S.S.R. announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy 1960 Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers in a U-2 spy plane 1958 Francis George Scott, composer, dies at 78 1958 Francis Carco(pino), French author/critic (L'homme traque), dies at 71 1957 Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1984 Greater Milw 1956 Francis L Sullivan, actor (Joan of Arc, Winslow Boy), dies at 53 1955 Bev Francis, Australia, world women's power-lifting champion 1954 Neil Francis Tennant, rocker, Pet Shop Boys-Left to My Own Devices 1954 Francis L Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor, dies at 83 1954 Trevor Francis, British soccer manager 1954 Francis B Young, British physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 1954 Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game 1953 Francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator, dies at 75 1953 Francis Picabia, French Artist 1953 Francis Maude, British Politician 1953 James Francis Thorpe, decathelete, 2 Gold Medals 1912 Olympics, dies at 64 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule 1953 Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game 1952 George Louis Francis Lewis, composer 1951 Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1949 Francis Rossi, guitarist, Status Quo-Picture of a Matchstick Man 1949 Francis Rossi, born in England, guitarist and vocalist, Status Quo-Down Down 1948 Francis Poulenc's "Sinfonietta," premieres 1948 Bruce Francis, cricketer, Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972 1946 Christopher Francis Palmer, orchestrator/Author 1946 Clive Francis, born in London, England, actor, Masada 1946 Clare Francis, yachtswoman/novelist, Come Hell or High Water 1945 Francis William Aston, British Scientist 1945 Alfred Antony Francis Gell, social anthropologist 1944 Francis Lee, English Athlete 1942 Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer, dies at 79 1942 Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook 1941 61st U.S. Mens Tennis: R L Riggs beats Francis Kovacs (2d 57 61 63 63) 1940 Donald Francis Tovey, English musicologist/composer, dies at 64 1940 Francis Schwartz, composer 1939 Francis R. Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, STS-41C, 51L-Chal disaster 1939 Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now 1938 Connie Francis, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are 1938 Francis Thomas, Fay, Vincent, baseball commissioner 1938 Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player 1935 Ronald Ellwin Evans, St. Francis, Kansas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 17 1934 Karl Francis Hettinger, Onion Field survivor 1934 David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick 1933 William Francis McBeth, composer 1933 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor 1932 Francis Arinze, Nigerian Clergyman 1932 Anne Francis, Ossining, New York, actress, Honey West, Pancho Villa 1932 Francis Cameron, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65 1932 Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67 1931 Francis Bellamy, American Clergyman 1930 Gwyn Francis, British Forestry commissioner 1930 50th U.S. Mens Tennis: J H Doeg beats Francis Shields (10-8 16 64 16-14) 1930 Anne Francis, born in Ossining, New York, actress, Honey West, Forbidden Planet 1929 49th U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64) 1929 Francis Gary Powers, U.S. spy, U.S.S.R. captures him in 1959 U-2 incident 1928 Hugh Francis Lamprey, ecologist 1927 Francis Matthews, British actor, On the Bowery, Paul Temple 1927 William T. Francis named minister to Liberia 1927 Francis Routh, composer 1926 Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Francis Kennedy, British diplomat 1926 Francis Burt, composer 1925 Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass, D-Sen-NY, AG; assassinated 1925 Francis Darwin, English Scientist 1925 Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77 1924 Francis Miroglio, composer 1924 Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn, bishop, Manchester 1924 Francis Herbert Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism), dies 1923 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, British professor of law 1923 Samuel Lewis Francis, painter 1923 Francis Graham-Smith, British astronomer 1923 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67 1922 Damon [Francis] Knight, U.S., sci-fi author, CV, Beyond the Barrier 1922 Francis Thorne, born in Bay Shore, New York, composer, Burlesque Overture 1922 President Harding is 1st U.S. president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore 1921 Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Virginia O'Brien, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Francis in the Navy 1921 Adrian Cruft, born Adrian Francis Cruft, son of Eugene Cruft, born in Britain, composer, dubbed a performer's composer, composed church, chamber and orchestral works 1920 Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer, Whip Hand, High Stakes 1920 Ranganandhan Francis, born in India, field hockey, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1919 Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1917 Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister 1916 John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 1916 Francis Cockfield, born in Horsham, England, born Francis Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield of Dover in the County of Kent, politician, Conservative Party, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1916 Francis W. Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies 1916 Francis Lopez, composer 1916 Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure, Nobel 1962 1915 Francis Berry, poet/Shakespearean scholar 1913 19th U.S. Golf Open: Francis Ouimet shoots a 304 at The Country Club MA 1913 Francis De Wolff, England, actor, From Russia With Love 1912 Francis Showering, brewer 1912 Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher 1912 Francis Schaeffer, American Theologian 1912 Francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss and March/Scottish landowner 1911 Francis Frederick Johnson, architect 1911 Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 1911 Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1910 Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier 1910 John Francis Boyd, journalist 1910 Francis D Foley, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal 1910 Francis S Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist, dies at 91 1910 Francis Avery Jones, British gastro-enterologist 1909 Francis Thome, composer, dies at 59 1909 Francis Bacon, born in Ireland, painter, Study for a Pope 1909 Francis Henry Smith, librarian 1909 Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist 1909 Francis Marion Crawford, 1909 Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist 1907 Francis Thompson, English Poet 1907 Arlene Francis, Boston, radio/TV host, What's My Line? 1906 Francis Lederer, Prague Czechoslovakia, actor, Diary of a Chambermaid 1906 Francis Walder, Francois Waldburger, Belgian author 1906 Francis Steegmuller, U.S., biographer, Cocteau 1905 Nevill Francis Mott, physicist 1905 Francis Joseph Quinn, academic 1905 Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer, dies at 55 1905 Francis Taylor, builder 1904 Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet 1904 [Francis] Max Factor, cosmetics manufacturer, Max Factor 1904 British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa 1903 Francis Ellingwood Abbot, theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66 1903 Kay Francis, Katherine E Gibbs, Oklahoma City, actress, False Madonna 1903 Francis L Sullivan, born in London, England, actor, Missing Rembrandt 1901 Francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator 1900 Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist 1899 Francis Ponge, French Poet 1899 Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist, Les Biches 1897 Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 1897 Francis W. Newman, English Writer 1897 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63 1897 Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player and organized Japanese baseball 1896 Francis SK Fitzgerald, U.S. writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies 1896 Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer, WW I, WW II, Korea 1894 Jimmy Francis McHugh, composer 1893 Walter Francis White, Atlanta Georgia 1893 Francis Quimet, Mass shop asst who won golf's U.S. Open, 1913 1893 Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo 1893 Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe 1891 Francis McDonald, Bowling Green, Kentucky, actor, Will-Adv of Champion 1891 Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73 1890 Richard Francis Burton, English Writer 1890 Frank Morgan, Francis P Wupperman, New York City, actor, Annie Get Your Gun 1890 Francis de Bourguignon, composer 1890 Francis Bowen, American Philosopher 1889 Francis J. Spellman, U.S. Cardinal 1889 Francis Cardinal Spellman, American Clergyman 1887 Francis Bull, Norway, writer, Norsk literature historian 1886 Carter De Haven, born in Woodland Hills, California, Francis O'Callaghan, actor, director, writer, worked with Charlie Chaplin 1886 William Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships 1886 Francis Carcopino, French author/critic, L'Homme Traque 1886 Francis Biddle, American Lawyer 1884 Francis B Young, British physician/writer, White Ladies 1884 John Francis Larchet, composer 1883 [Francis] Barry Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, architect 1883 Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist 1883 Francis X Bushman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, silent film actor, Ben Hur 1880 Francis George Scott, composer 1878 Francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator 1877 Francis William Aston, British Scientist 1876 Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 1875 Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman 1875 Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer 1875 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54 1874 Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as President of Georgetown U 1872 Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina 1870 Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor 1868 Francis Jammes, French poet and writer, Jammisme 1868 1st black cabinet member in South Carolina (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) 1865 Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium) 1865 Francis Washburn, U.S. Union colonel/general major, dies of injuries 1864 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist and composer, Golem 1863 Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65 1863 Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer 1861 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44 1861 Francis Pierpont is elected provisional governor of West Virginia 1861 Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies 1859 Francis Thompson, English Poet 1857 William Francis Channing and Moses G Farmer patents electric fire alarm 1857 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 1855 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer 1855 Francis Bellamy, American Clergyman 1854 Francis Marion Crawford, British author 1850 Francis Thome, composer 1850 Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies 1850 Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer 1848 Francis Darwin, English Scientist 1847 Francis William Davenport, composer 1846 Francis H Bradley, British philosopher, neo-idealism 1845 Joseph Francis, New York City, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat 1844 Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies 1844 Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies 1843 Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63 1842 John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria 1840 William Francis Bartlett, Major General Union volunteers 1839 Francis W. Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton/writer 1839 Francis Fessenden, Major General Union volunteers 1837 John Francis Barnett, composer 1837 Francis Jay Herron, Major General Union volunteers 1836 Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Boston, theologian, Scientific Theism 1836 Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse 1834 Francis Channing Barlow, U.S. lawyer/General-Major/co-founder, ABA 1834 Francis Marion Cockrell, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1834 Francis Asbury Shoup, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1834 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer 1827 Francis Engle Patterson, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1825 Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Francis Turner Palgrave, Eng, poet, Golden Treasury, Professor, Oxford 1824 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer 1823 Francis Parkman, American historian/author, Oregon Trail 1823 Thomas Francis Meagher, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1822 Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist and geneticist 1821 Francis Barretto Spinola, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1821 Richard Francis Burton, English Writer 1821 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri 1818 Philip Francis, English Politician 1818 Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist 1818 Francis Henry Brown, composer 1817 Francis Cabot Lowell, American Businessman 1816 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Col Confederate Army 1814 Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" 1814 Francis Harrison Pierpont, governor, Union 1811 Francis Bowen, American Philosopher 1807 Charles Francis Adams, Union 1805 Francis W. Newman, English Writer 1803 Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral Union Navy 1802 Francis Lewis, Welsh / U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 89 1797 Francis P. Kenrick, Irish / U.S. archbishop of Baltimore 1797 Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews 1797 Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1793 Francis Danby, Irish painter 1793 Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman 1791 Francis Hopkinson, U.S. writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 1791 Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor, Washington Globe 1789 Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral Union Navy 1779 Francis Scott Key, composer, Star-Spangled Banner 1778 Francis Horner, politician 1776 Francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War 1775 Francis C. Lowell, founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill 1775 Francis Cabot Lowell, American Businessman 1775 Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC) 1774 Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer, Beaufort wind force scale 1774 Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse 1770 Francis Burdett, British politician 1768 Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor, 1792-1806 1758 Francis Williams, 1st U.S. black college graduate, publishes poems 1740 Philip Francis, English Politician 1740 Francis Baring, banker/merchant 1737 Francis Hopkinson, U.S., writer/lawyer, design Stars and Stripes 1734 Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1732 Francis Atterbury, English Politician 1721 Francis Ireland, composer 1713 Francis Lewis, signer, Declaration of Independence 1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor, 1745-1765 1694 Francis Hutcheson, born in Drumaleg, Ireland, philosopher, Scottish Presbyterian, founding father of Scottish Enlightenment, proponent of Utilitarianism 1663 Francis Atterbury, English Politician 1644 Francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies 1626 Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, statesman, dies 1622 Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman 1621 Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night 1621 Francis Bacon accused of bribery 1618 Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor 1616 Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) 1596 Francis Drake, English Soldier 1595 Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50 1592 Francis Quarles, English poet, Argalus and Parthenia, Emblems 1590 English Admiral Francis Drake takess Portuguese Forts at Taag 1590 Francis Walsingham, English Secretary of State, dies at about 57 1582 Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant 1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England 1579 Francis Drake leaves San Francisco to cross Pacific Ocean 1579 Francis Drake entered San Francisco Bay 1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world 1577 Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington 1573 Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth 1573 1st European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panama) 1567 Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman 1561 Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist, Novum Organum 1544 Charles V of Germany and Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy 1544 Francis II de Valois-Angoulame, king of France, 1559 - 1560 1526 Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid 1526 Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and Flanders 1506 Francis Xavier, saint and Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, and Japan 1223 St. Francis of Assisi assembles 1st Nativity scene (Greccio, Italy) 1208 St. Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy |
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