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2005 Fay Godwin, British photographer, noted for black-and-white landscapes of British coast and countryside, took portraits of literary figures, Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Powell, dies at age 74, in Hastings, England

1997 Hastings Kamuzu Band, PM/President of Malawi (1964-66/66-94), dies

1989 U.S. Senate impeaches U.S. District Judge Alcee L Hastings

1973 Daniel Meech, Hastings New Zealand, equestrian showjumper 1996 Olympics

1973 Hal Hastings, orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66

1971 Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi

1970 Andre Hastings, NFL wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, NO Saints

1968 KHNE TV channel 29 in Hastings, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966 Malawi becomes a republic, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda becomes president

1963 Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda

1962 Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker for the Scottish Claymores

1959 British government arrests Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, ends emergency crisis

1957 Jo Brand, born in Hastings, England, stage name, 'The Sea Monster', stand up comedian, embraced alternative comedy movement, employing use of monotone delivery, pauses, image inspired by radicalized feminism

1956 KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting

1952 Paul Hastings Allen, composer, dies at 68

1945 Max Hastings, British editor-in-chief, Daily Telegraph

1941 Doc Hastings, American Politician

1940 Brian Hastings, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 70's

1936 Alcee Hastings, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida, Representative-D-Florida, 1993 -

1934 Don Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Captain Video, Bob-As the World Turns

1925 Bob Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, McHale's Navy, All in the Family

1922 Neal Hefti, Hastings, Nebraska, orchestra leader, Kate Smith Show

1916 Hal Hastings, New York City, orchestra leader, Chevrolet on Broadway

1916 Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO, International Publishing House

1910 Elizabeth Blackwell, Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine

1906 Hastings Kamuzu Banda, president of Malawi, 1964-94

1906 Donald Novis, Hastings England, actor, Monte Carlo

1897 Cecil Parker, Hastings England, actor, Indiscreet, Tale of 2 Cities

1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24

1883 Paul Hastings Allen, composer

1878 Hastings College of Law founded

1872 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87

1860 Thomas Hastings, born in New York City, architect, New York Public Library

1818 Warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85

1795 William Hastings acquitted in England of high treason

1787 Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings

1784 Thomas Hastings, composer

1732 Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India, 1773-84

1066 Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England


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