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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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