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2002 Lionel Hampton, vibrophonist, dies at 94

1998 Henry Hampton, documentary maker, Eyes on the Prize, dies at 48

1990 Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, 2 of a Kind), dies at 30

1988 Andy Hampton is 1st American to win Round of Italy

1986 English Hampton Court palace destroyed by fire, 1 dead

1982 Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83

1975 William Hampton, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders

1975 Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why

1972 Mike Hampton, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Houston Astros

1970 Christopher Hampton's "Philanthropist," premieres in London

1970 Gypsy Rose Lee, stripper/actress (Pruitts of S Hampton), dies at 56

1969 Fred Hampton, U.S. Black-Panther leader, murdered

1969 Rodney Hampton, NFL running back for the New York Giants

1969 Demetra Hampton, actress, Valentina

1968 Demtra Hampton, born in Philadelphia, model, Garda

1967 Oswald Drawdy, Hampton, South Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Carolina Amateur

1965 Charnele Brown, East Hampton, New York, actress, Kim-A Different World

1965 Cindy Brooks, East Hampton CT, rower 1996 Olympics

1962 Kym Hampton, WNBA forward, New York Liberty

1956 Jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton)

1956 Millard Frank Hampton, born in Fresno, California, 4x100m runner 1976 Olympics gold

1953 Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999

1946 Christopher Hampton, Azores, playwright, Oviri, Hotel du Lac

1936 James Hampton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Bugler Dobbs-F Troop, Teen Wolf

1932 Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody

1925 Rod Steiger, born in West Hampton, New York, actor, Illustrated Man, Pawnbroker

1922 Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die

1916 John Clark, born in Hampton, Iowa, actor, Graveyard of Horror

1909 Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader/vibraphone improviser, Depths Below

1908 Grady Sutton, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, actor, Pruitts of South Hampton

1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise

1907 Jack Bailey, Hampton Iowa, TV host, Queen for a Day

1903 Frank Howley, Hampton, New York, Brigadier General, Answers for Americans

1868 Hampton Institute opens

1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Lincoln and Stephens reach an impasse

1862 "Monitor" (Union) and "Merrimack" (Rebel) battle in Hampton Roads

1862 Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia CSS Virginia, Jamestown and Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress and Monitor

1861 Hampton Institute forms

1841 John Hampton patents venetian blind

1818 Wade Hampton, born in South Carolina, Lieutenant General Confederate Army


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