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 [Francis] Max Factor Jr, makeup inventor, dies at 91
1996 Timothy Francis Leary, Harvard prof/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, Fren 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 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
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 NZ, 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 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
1968 Francis Biddle, American Lawyer
1967 [Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago, Illinois, architect, dies at 83
1967 Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78
1967 John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83
1967 Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip
1967 Francis Cardinal Spellman, American Clergyman
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
1965 John Francis, model
1964 Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist
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 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 (Olympic-gold-12), 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 Michael Francis, rocker
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 Alfred Antony Francis Gell, social anthropologist
1945 Francis William Aston, British Scientist
1944 Francis Lee, English Athlete
1942 Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer, dies at 79
1942 Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook
1942 William Francis, rocker
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 X. McCloskey, Rep-D-Indiana, 1983-
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 Anne Francis, Ossining, New York, actress, Honey West, Pancho Villa
1932 Francis Cameron, cricketer, NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65
1932 Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67
1932 Francis Arinze, Nigerian Clergyman
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/GM, 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
1920 Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer, Whip Hand, High Stakes
1920 Ranganandhan Francis, born in India, field hockey, Olympics gold 1948, 52, 56
1919 Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health
1917 Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister
1917 Francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies
1916 John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79
1916 Francis W. Warre-Cornish, Engl 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. lt adm, 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 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63
1897 Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player and organized Japanese baseball
1897 Francis W. Newman, English Writer
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
1888 James Francis Thorpe, Shawnee, Oklahoma, decathelete, Olympics gold 1912
1887 Francis Bull, Norway, writer, Norsk literature historian
1886 William Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships
1886 Francis Carco[pino], 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/gen 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, Bvt Major General Union volunteers
1839 Francis W. Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton/writer
1839 Francis Fessenden, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1906
1837 John Francis Barnett, composer
1837 Francis Jay Herron, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1902
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/gen-major/co-founder, ABA
1834 Francis Marion Cockrell, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1915
1834 Francis Asbury Shoup, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1896
1834 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer
1827 Francis Engle Patterson, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1862
1825 Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen Union volunteers, died in 1905
1824 Francis Turner Palgrave, Eng, poet, Golden Treasury, /prof, Oxford
1824 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer
1823 Francis Parkman, American historian/author, Oregon Trail
1823 Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1867
1822 Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist and geneticist
1821 Francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General Union volunteers
1821 Richard Francis Burton, English Writer
1821 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri
1818 Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist
1818 Francis Henry Brown, composer
1818 Philip Francis, English Politician
1817 Francis Cabot Lowell, American Businessman
1816 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Col Confederate Army, died in 1861
1814 Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner"
1814 Francis Harrison Pierpont, governor, Union, died in 1899
1811 Francis Bowen, American Philosopher
1807 Charles Francis Adams, Union, died in 1886
1805 Francis W. Newman, English Writer
1803 Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral Union Navy, died in 1865
1802 Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89
1797 Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US 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 (singer Decl of Independ), 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, died in 1866
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 Francis Baring, banker/merchant
1740 Philip Francis, English Politician
1737 Francis Hopkinson, U.S., writer/lawyer, design Stars and Stripes
1734 Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer, Decl of Independence
1732 Francis Atterbury, English Politician
1721 Francis Ireland, composer
1713 Francis Lewis, signer, Decl of Ind
1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor, 1745-1765
1694 Francis Hutcheson,
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-Angoulˆme, king of France, 1559-60
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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