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1992 Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95
1990 Gro Harlem Brundtland installed as premier of Norway 1988 Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem 1985 Lynette Woodward, chosen as 1st woman on Harlem Globetrotters 1981 "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" airs 1981 Gro Harlem Brundtland elected premier of Norway 1973 Arna Bontemps, writer (Harlem Renaissance), dies at 72 in Nashville 1967 Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr 1967 Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45 1966 Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 1966 Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts 1965 Moby, born in Harlem, New York, Richard Melville Hall, singer, songwriter, DJ, electronica, eight top 40 songs, album, Play sold 10 million copies worldwide 1963 Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem, New York, dancer/actor, Leroy-Fame 1962 Sandra "Sweetness" Hodge, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1960 Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" 1959 Lynette Woodard, born in Wichita, Kansas, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Harlem Globetrotter 1953 "Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1951 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052 1948 Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 1943 Race riot in Harlem New York City 1942 Race riots in Harlem, New York 1942 Connie Hawkins, Harlem Globetrotter/NBA, Phoenix Suns, ABA MVP 1968 1941 Michael Lerner, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, 8 Men Out, Harlem Nights 1939 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway, PM/feminist/conservatist 1939 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian premier, 1981-82, 86-89, 90- 1937 Billy Dee Williams, born in Harlem New York City, actor, Chiefs, Empire Strikes Back 1934 Arthur Mitchell, choreographer, Dance Theater of Harlem 1933 Cicely Tyson, born in Harlem, New York City, actress, Roots, Miss Jane Pittman 1933 Godfrey Cambridge, New York City, actor, Cotton comes to Harlem 1930 Raymond St. Jacques, actor and director, Cotton Comes to Harlem, Mr. Moses 1927 Duke Ellington opens at Cotton Club in Harlem 1927 Harry Belafonte, Harlem New York City, calypso singer, Buck and the Preacher 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Ill) 1926 Marques Haynes, NBA hall of famer, Harlem Globetrotters 1925 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organizes (Harlem New York) 1922 Black Renaissance begins Harlem NY 1910 Dorothy Maynor, born in Norfolk, Virginia, soprano/founder, Harlem School of Arts 1908 Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television 1902 Stepin Fetchit, Lincoln Perry, Florida, actor, Miracle in Harlem 1899 Gertrude Berg, Harlem New York City, actress, Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs 1897 Walter Winchell, born in Harlem, New York City, newscaster and columnist, Untouchables 1892 Oliver Hardy, Harlem, Georgia, comedy team member, Laurel and Hardy 1776 Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission 1510 Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem |
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