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2013 Event - The release of 1.7 million U.S diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973-1976 when Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary of State were released by Wikileaks; Julian Assange worked on the project inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London 2011 Event - Archeologists working off the coast of Panama recover six cannons from ships owned by Welsh privateer Henry Morgan 2007 Death - Henry Hyde, Representative-R-Illinois 1975 - 2007, died from complications from surgery 2006 Death - Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity 2004 Event - Tony Awards, Avenue Q, I Am My Own Wife, Henry IV revival and Assassins revival won major awards 2002 Death - Jack Henry Abbott, American Author 2001 Death - Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal 2001 Death - Henry Wade, American Lawyer 1999 Death - Henry Jones, actor, Phyllis, dies at 86 1999 Death - Henry W. Kendall, American Scientist 1998 Death - Henry Hampton, documentary maker, Eyes on the Prize, dies at 48 1997 Death - Henry Charnock, oceanographer, dies at 76 1997 Death - Leon Edel, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 89 1997 Death - Henry C. Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71 1996 Death - Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77 1996 Death - Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet, dies at 76 1996 Death - Henry Ralph Carr, soldier, dies at 82 1996 Death - Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP, dies at 87 1996 Death - Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71 1996 Death - Henry Clarke, fashion photographer, dies at 75 1996 Death - John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, dies at 96 1996 Death - Henry Guinness, missionary, dies at 87 1996 Death - Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist, dies at 80 1996 Death - Henry Jay Lewis, conductor, dies at 63 1996 Death - Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist, dies at 83 1996 Death - Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician, dies at 94 1995 Death - John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer, dies at 90 1995 Death - Stuart Henry, disc jockey, dies at 53 1995 Death - Henry A Walter Richard Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland, dies at 42 1995 Death - Henry Roth, novelist (Call it Sleep), dies at 89 1995 Death - Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader, dies at 85 1995 Death - Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster, dies at 71 1995 Death - Henry Iliffe Cozens, pilot, dies at 91 1995 Death - Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81 1995 Death - Francis Henry Smith, librarian, dies at 85 1995 Event - Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket 1994 Death - Henry Phelps Brown, historian/economist, dies at 88 1994 Death - Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67 1994 Death - William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87 1994 Death - Haywood Frank Henry, sax player, dies at 81 1994 Death - Henry Geldzahler, U.S. critic, dies 1994 Death - Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter, dies at 73 1994 Death - Henry William Collins, artist, dies at 84 1994 Death - William A Henry III, critic (Time Mag), dies of heart attack at 44 1994 Death - Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96 1994 Death - Henry Mancini, composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), dies at 70 1994 Death - John Henry Weidner, Dutch/US resistance fighter, dies at 81 1994 Death - Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74 1994 Death - [Henry] John Baker, resistance fighter/journalist (Slogan), dies at 79 1993 Death - Henry Ringling North, circus owner (Ringling Bros Circus), dies at 83 1993 Death - Henry J "Harry" Smeets, dealer of Volkskrant, dies at 56 1993 Death - Paul Henry, U.S. Republicans Congressional leader, dies at 51 1993 Death - Henry Hazlitt, American Philosopher 1993 Death - Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88 1992 Death - William A Swanberg, biographer (Henry Luce, Pulitzer 1973), dies at 84 1992 Death - Henry Ephron, U.S. screenwriter (Daddy Long Legs), dies at 81 1992 Birthday - Henry and Angus Bernsen, twin sons of Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays 1990 Death - Henry Lauter, actor (Tarzan's Fight), dies 1990 Death - Henry Faas, Wandelganger, Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies 1990 Death - Palmira Henry, fashion designer, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 44 1990 Death - Henry Kendrick, dies 1990 Death - Henry Brandon, actor (Assault on Precinct 13), dies at 77 1989 Death - Henry de Vries, painter and poet (Toovertuin), dies 1988 Death - Henry Koster, director, dies 1988 Event - David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly," premieres in New York City 1987 Death - Henry Ford II, president Ford Motor Co, dies at 70 1987 Death - Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79), dies at 83 1987 Death - Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80 1986 Death - Henry Reed, English Writer 1986 Death - Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 1985 Event - Henry G. Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia 1985 Death - Henry Cabot Lodge, (Sen-R)/diplomat, dies at 82 1985 Death - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician 1985 Death - Henry Hathaway, actor and director (Nob Hill), dies of heart attack at 86 1984 Event - John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million 1984 Birthday - Henry Charles Albert David, Prince of Wales, 3rd in British succession 1984 Death - Henry Rowland, actor (Rogue's Regiment), dies at 70 1984 Death - Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies 1984 Death - Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies at 78 1983 Death - Henry M. Jackson, Senator-D-Washington 1941 - 1983, dies at 71 of an aortic aneurysm 1983 Death - Henry M. Jackson, American Politician 1982 Death - Henry Fonda, actor (On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77 1982 Death - Fred Stuthman, actor (Henry Adler-Hello Larry), dies at 63 1982 Death - Henry King, U.S. director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies 1982 Death - Henry King, director, dies at 86 1982 Event - 54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda and K Hepburn win 1981 Event - Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) 1980 Death - Henry [Valentine] Miller, U.S. writer (Tropic of Capricorn), dies at 88 1980 Death - Henry Miller, American Author 1980 Death - Charlotte Henry, dies 1979 Death - Henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69 1978 Event - Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor President by chairman Henry Ford II 1978 Event - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1 1978 Event - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m steeplechase (8:05.4) 1978 Death - Leo Genn, actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry V), dies at 72 1977 Death - Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77 1977 Birthday - Thierry Henry, French Athlete 1977 Death - Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies 1977 Event - E Henry Knoche, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1977 Event - Henry L. Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond 1977 Death - Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 1976 Event - E. Henry Knoche, becomes deputy director of CIA 1976 Birthday - Henry Olonga, cricketer, 1st black Zimbabwe Test cricketer vs. Pak 1995 1975 Death - Henry Calvin, actor (Sergeant Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57 1975 Death - Henry P Van Dusen, U.S. protestant theologist, dies at 77 1974 Death - Henry Wadsworth, actor (Applause, Ceiling Zero), dies at 72 1974 Event - Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives 1974 Death - Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/baron Culloden, dies at 74 1973 Death - Henry Green, English Novelist 1973 Event - Henry Kissinger, sworn in as Secretary of State 1973 Event - Guitarist Henry McCullough quits Wings 1973 Event - Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as Minister of Foreign affairs 1973 Event - Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell quit Wings 1973 Birthday - Walter Nicholas Henry Tongue, born in Auckland New Zealand, 50m/100m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday - Henry Bailey, NFL wide receiver/kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 Death - Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70 1973 Event - Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont 1972 Event - Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam 1972 Death - Henry M de Montherlant, French author (Port Royal), dies at 76 1972 Birthday - Aldi Henry, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Birthday - Fabrice L'Henry, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1971 Birthday - Henry McMillian, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday - Luke Wilson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, films include, 'Blades of Glory', 'You Kill Me', 'Blonde Ambition', 'Henry Poole is Here', 'Death at a Funeral' 1971 Birthday - Mario Henry, NFL wide receiver, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons 1971 Birthday - Henry Thomas, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, ET 1971 Event - CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII 1971 Event - Henry Kissinger visits China PR 1971 Birthday - Mark Henry, born in Silsbee, Texas, 238+lbs, 108+kg, weightlift 1971 Birthday - Justin Henry, Rye, New York, actor, Kramer vs Kramer, 16 Candles 1971 Birthday - Tamara Henry, Miss USA-Arkansas 1997 1971 Event - Federal grand jury indicts Reverend Philip Berrigan and 5 others, including a nun and 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger 1970 Birthday - Andrew Henry, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1969 Death - Henry Oscar, actor (Saint in London), dies at 78 1969 Birthday - Tommy Henry, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Birthday - Henry John Mills, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers 1968 Event - President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor 1968 Birthday - Kevin Henry, NFL defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1968 Death - Henry Hallett Dale, physiologist, dies 1968 Birthday - Henry Newby, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Birthday - Henry Hering, Pointe-Claire Quebec, rower, Olympics-9-92, 96 1967 Event - "Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 80 performances 1967 Birthday - Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1967 Birthday - Henry Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1967 Event - "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 80 performances 1967 Death - Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 1967 Death - Henry J Kaiser, industrialist (Boulder Dam, Liberty ship), dies at 85 1967 Death - Henry C Rumke, psychiatrist (Light of Man), dies at 74 1967 Death - Henry Morgenthau, U.S. minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74 1966 Event - Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London 1966 Event - Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Death - Henry (Dixon) Cowell, U.S. pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68 1965 Death - Henry A Wallace, Vice President (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77 1965 Death - Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President 1965 Death - Henry Travers, actor (Bells of St. Mary, High Sierra), dies at 91 1965 Birthday - Henry James, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1965 Event - USAF Captain Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15 1965 Event - South Africa worker's union leader Henry Fazzie sentenced to 10 years 1965 Death - Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76 1965 Death - Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53 1965 Birthday - Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots 1964 Birthday - Yolanda Henry, Houston Texas, high jumper 1963 Birthday - Doug Henry, Sacramento California, pitcher for the New York Mets 1963 Death - Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 1963 Death - Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies 1963 Birthday - Brad Henry, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, politician, Democratic party, 26th Governor of Oklahoma 1963 Death - William Henry Squire, composer, dies at 91 1962 Death - Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74 1962 Death - Henry Kendall, actor (Shadow, Romance and Riches), dies at 65 1962 Birthday - Henry Williams, CFL receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos 1962 Death - Henry F. Ashurst, Senator-D-Arizona 1912 - 1941, died of a stroke at age 87 1961 Birthday - Henry Ellard, NFL wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1961 Death - Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies 1961 Event - U.S. nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours 1961 Event - John F. Kennedy names Henry Kissinger special advisor 1961 Birthday - Henry Rollins, U.S. vocalist/poet, Big Ugly Mouth, Talking From the Box 1961 Death - Henry Geehl, composer, dies at 79 1960 Death - Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73 1959 Birthday - Neville Henry, rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways 1959 Death - Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57 1959 Birthday - Kevin Spacey, born in South Orange, New Jersey, actor, Dad, Henry and June, Darrow 1959 Event - Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game 1959 Event - "Nervous Set" closes at Henry Miller's Theater New York City after 23 performances 1959 Event - "Nervous Set" opens at Henry Miller's Theater New York City for 23 performances 1959 Birthday - Emma Thompson, born in England, actress, Henry V, Howards End, Oscar-1992 1958 Event - Henry Verwoerd appointed Prime Minister of South Africa 1958 Birthday - Lenny Henry, British comedian, 3 of a Kind 1958 Death - Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84 1958 Death - Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84 1958 Death - Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 1957 Birthday - Geoff "Henry" Lawson, cricketer, Australian fast bowler 1980-89 1957 Event - Henry Aaron wins NL MVP 1957 Death - Henry C van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect, dies at 94 1957 Death - Henry Fevrier, composer, dies at 81 1957 Death - Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies 1956 Death - Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 1956 Birthday - Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 1956 Death - Henry Stephenson, actor (Conquest, Mr. Lucky), dies at 85 1956 Death - Robert Newton, actor (Henry V, Odd Man Out), dies at 50 1956 Death - Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 1955 Birthday - Henry Preistman, rocker, Christians-Harvest the World 1955 Death - Henry W. Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies 1955 Birthday - Henry Bellingham, born in Cheltenham, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk 1954 Death - George Edward Robey, English comic/actor (Henry IV), dies at 85 1954 Event - Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game 1953 Death - Henry Holden Huss, composer, dies at 91 1953 Birthday - Henry Percy, 11th duke of Northumberland, godchild of Elizabeth II 1953 Birthday - Henry Lascelles, English grandson of princess Mary 1952 Death - Henry A "Hans" Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, dies at 58 1952 Death - Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 1952 Event - Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title 1952 Birthday - Omar Henry, cricketer, 1st colored player for South Africa 1992 1951 Death - William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer, dies at 66 1951 Death - Henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated 1951 Death - James Bridie, Osborne Henry Mavor, dramatist, dies 1950 Death - Henry Lewsis Stimson, U.S. minister of War/Governor-General, dies 1950 Death - Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman 1950 Birthday - Henry Louis Gates, American Critic 1950 Death - Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72 1950 Birthday - Dagmar Krause, born in West Germany, singer, Henry Cow, Art Bears 1949 Event - New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks 1948 Event - Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for President 1948 Birthday - John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1947 Death - Henry Kolker, dies at 76 1947 Death - Henry Ford, U.S. industrialist - Ford cars, dies 1946 Event - Court martial convicts Henry de Man to 20 years, in Brussels 1946 Birthday - Joe Spano, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Henry Goldblume-Hill St. Blues 1946 Event - Henry Morgan is 1st to take off shirt on TV 1946 Birthday - Henry Kelly, British broadcaster 1946 Death - William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 1945 Death - Henry van Goudoever, Dutch lawyer/judge, dies on his 69th birthday 1945 Death - Henry Ainley, actor (As You Like It), dies at 66 1945 Birthday - Henry Winkler, New York City, actor, Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift 1945 Birthday - Reynold Henry Weidenaar, composer 1945 Event - Sicherheitsdienst arrest Dutch resistance fighter Henry Werkman 1944 Birthday - Henry Vestine, rock guitarist, Canned Heat-On the Road Again 1944 Death - Henry J Wood, English conductor (My Life of Music, Proms), dies at 75 1944 Birthday - Jack Henry Abbott, American Author 1944 Birthday - Henry Cecil, British organizer 1944 Birthday - Henry Kravis, author, The Money Machine 1943 Birthday - David Henry Maslanka, composer 1942 Birthday - Henry Carr, Det, Michigan, 200m/4x400m runner 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Death - Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72 1942 Birthday - Henry McCubbin, MEP, Labour 1942 Birthday - Paul B. Henry, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1985 - 1993 1942 Birthday - Stuart Henry, British disc jockey 1942 Event - Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies 1942 Death - Henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, President of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63 1941 Birthday - Laurence Henry Tribe, Shanghai China, Harvard Law professor 1941 Event - 1st WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched 1941 Event - U.S. launches its 1st Liberty-ship, "Patrick Henry" 1941 Birthday - Maurice Henry Weddington, composer 1941 Death - Annie Jump Cannon, U.S. astronomer (Henry Draper catalogues), dies at 77 1941 Birthday - Henry Jaglom, born in London, England, actor, Eating, Lucky Ducks, Always 1940 Event - Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in U.S. history 1940 Birthday - Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Death - W. H. Davies, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp', dies 1940 Birthday - Henry Habibe, Arubian poet, Kerensentenchi 1940 Birthday - Richard Henry Orton, composer 1939 Birthday - Henry Waxman, born in Los Angeles, California, Representative-D-California 1975 - 1939 Event - 22nd PGA Championship: Henry Picard at Pomonok CC Flushing NY 1939 Death - [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man and Woman), dies at 80 1939 Birthday - Henry Lawrence Garett III, born in Miami, Florida, Sect of Navy, 1989 - 1992 1939 Event - Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Death - Henry Schultz, U.S. farm commune, dies 1938 Birthday - Henry Keswick, British financier/merchant, Hong Kong 1938 Event - Henry Armstrong won his 3rd concurrent boxing championship 1938 Event - 58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63) 1938 Death - Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at 75 1938 Death - Henry Newbolt, English Author 1938 Event - 5th Golf Masters Championship: Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285 1938 Birthday - Etta James, Jamesette Hawkins, U.S. singer, Roll With Me Henry 1938 Event - Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx 1937 Death - Henry Kimball Hadley, composer, dies at 65 1937 Event - Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week 1937 Death - Henry O Tanner, artist, dies 1937 Death - William Henry Hadow, composer (Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77 1937 Birthday - Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician, You Always Hurt the One You Love 1936 Event - 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Birthday - Philip Kaufman, director, Right Stuff, Henry and June 1936 Death - Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78 1936 Birthday - Daniel Goode, born in America, composer, clarinetist, studied with Henry Cowell, influenced by Indonesian gamelan music, bird song, Cape Breton fiddling, minimal music, member, Gamelan Son of Lion, Director, Electronic Music Studio, Rutgers University 1936 Death - Henry Forster, cricket (Hants and Oxford U, Governor-General of Australia), dies 1935 Event - English prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1935 Birthday - Henry Gibson, Germantown, Pennsylvania, comedian, Nashville, Laugh-In's poet 1935 Birthday - Henry Fambrough, U.S. singer, Spinners 1935 Birthday - Henry Jordan, Emporia, Virginia, NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland, Green Bay 1934 Birthday - Judi Dench, York England, actress, Henry V, Wetherby 1934 Death - Henry WAE, Prince of Netherlands/father of Queen Juliana, dies 1934 Death - William Henry Welch, dies at 75 1934 Event - Henry Pu Yi crowned emperor Kang Teh of Manchuria 1934 Event - Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria 1933 Event - Belgian Working people's party accept Henry de Mans Plan of Labor 1933 Death - Richard Henry Warren, composer, dies at 74 1933 Birthday - Henry Hartsfield, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, astro, STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A 1933 Birthday - Henry Darrow, New York City, actor, Harry O, New Dick Van Dyke Show 1933 Death - John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69 1933 Death - Frederick Henry Royce, motorcar pioneer, dies 1933 Death - Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, dies 1932 Event - Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech 1932 Birthday - Henry Jay Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor/bass, LA Philharmonic 1955-59 1932 Event - 52nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry E Vines beats Henri Cochet (64 64 64) 1932 Birthday - Richard Tyler, New York City, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1932 Death - Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies 1932 Birthday - Henry Bromfield, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65 1932 Death - Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for South Africa), dies 1932 Birthday - Geraldine McEwan, actress, Henry V 1932 Event - Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria 1931 Event - Benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry," premieres in New York City 1931 Birthday - Denis Henry, British high court judge 1930 Birthday - Buck Henry, New York City, screenwriter/comedian, SNL, Get Smart 1930 Birthday - John Henry Mayer, composer 1930 Death - Henry Clay Folger, Jr., CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72 1930 Birthday - Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson, born in England, life peer as Baron Browne-Wilkinson, studied at Lancing College and Magdalen College, Oxford, former head of the Privy Council and Vice-Chancellor of the High Court 1930 Birthday - Kenneth Nelson, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1929 Death - Henry Morton Dunham, composer, dies at 75 1929 Birthday - Kenneth Henry, U.S., 500m speed skater 1952 Olympics gold 1929 Death - Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 1928 Birthday - Raymond Henry Charles Warren, composer 1928 Death - William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68 1928 Birthday - Carol Henry, born in Newark, New Jersey, choreographer, Garry Moore Show 1928 Death - Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 1927 Birthday - Pierre Henry, composer 1927 Death - Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), dies at 82 1927 Birthday - Henry Slesar, born in Brooklyn, New York, headwriter, Edge of Night 1927 Event - Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A) 1927 Death - Henry Martyn Robert, (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90 1927 Event - Henry O D Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona 1926 Birthday - Henry W. Kendall, American Scientist 1926 Birthday - Keith Michell, Adelaide Australia, actor, 6 Wives of Henry VIII 1926 Event - Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week 1926 Death - Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies 1926 Death - Henry Charles Tonking, composer, dies at 63 1926 Death - Henry Tate, composer, dies at 52 1926 Birthday - John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, born in England, 11th Duke of Marlborough, justice of the peace, cousin of Sir Winston Churchill 1925 Birthday - Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar 1925 Birthday - Bernard Hepton, Bradford England, actor, 6 Wives of Henry VIII 1925 Death - Henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies 1925 Birthday - Charles Henry Plumb, born in England, Charles Henry Plumb, Lord Plumb, Baron Plumb of Coleshill, County of Warwickshire, Conservative Party, politician, leading figure, National Farmers Union 1925 Birthday - Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive 1925 Birthday - Henry Harris, British professor of medicine 1924 Death - John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 1924 Birthday - Henry Hyde, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1975 - 2007 1924 Birthday - Henry Mancini, born in Cleveland, composer and conductor, Pink Panther 1924 Birthday - Henry M Fazzie, South Africa Union/UDF-leader 1923 Birthday - Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster 1923 Event - 1st American to swim English Channel, Henry Sullivan 1923 Event - Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London 1923 Birthday - Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, 1973 - 1977, Nobel Peace Prize, 1973 1923 Birthday - Henry A. Kissinger, Statesman 1922 Event - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards 1922 Birthday - Henry Anatole Grunwald, Austrian Editor 1922 Death - Henry Lawson, Australian Writer 1922 Death - William Henry Hudson, British Author 1922 Death - Henry H Wilson, Field Marshal, murdered in London 1922 Event - Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics 1921 Birthday - William Henry Mauldin, New Mexico, political cartoonist, Pulitzer-1945, 59 1921 Death - Henry Austin Dobson, English Poet 1921 Birthday - Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter 1921 Event - Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route 1921 Birthday - John Henry Davis, Jr., Smithtown, New York, weightlifter, Olym-gold-1948, 52 1920 Birthday - Henry Charnock, oceanographer 1920 Birthday - Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet 1920 Birthday - Henry Marking, CEO, British Airways 1920 Birthday - Henry Heimlich, doctor/inventor, Heimlich maneuver 1919 Death - Henry Clay Frick, built largest coke and steel operation, dies at 69 1919 Death - Henry J. Heinz, American Businessman 1919 Death - Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies 1919 Death - Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55 1919 Birthday - Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, underwriter, Lloyd's of London 1918 Birthday - Henry Clarke, fashion photographer 1918 Birthday - Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity 1918 Birthday - Pim [Albrecht W] Lyre, Dutch lawyer/son of prince Henry 1918 Death - Henry Adams, U.S. literature historian (Esther), dies at 80 1918 Event - Henry Miller's Theater opens at 124 W 43rd St. New York City 1918 Death - Henry B. Adams, Historian 1918 Birthday - Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4x100m runner 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Birthday - Ezra Stone, U.S., actor/producer, Henry Aldrich 1917 Death - Henry Spiekman, social-democratic politician, dies at 43 1917 Birthday - Henry Carlsson, Sweden, soccer 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Birthday - Henry Ford II, automaker, Ford Motor Co. 1917 Death - William Henry Moody, American Politician 1916 Birthday - Henry Barbosa Gonzalez, born in San Antonio, Texas, Representative-D-Texas, 1961- 1916 Death - Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72 1915 Birthday - Henry Taube, chemist, Nobel 1983 1915 Death - Henry Longbottom, English lieutenant, dies in battle 1915 Death - Henry McNeal Turner, 1 U.S. black army chaplain, dies at 82 1915 Birthday - Henry Kuttner, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark World, As You Were 1915 Birthday - Henry Morgan, born in New York City, comedian/TV panelist, I've Got a Secret, Arena 1915 Birthday - Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist 1914 Birthday - Henry Wade, American Lawyer 1914 Birthday - Henry G. Cisheros, Mayor-D-San Antonio 1914 Birthday - Henry Ralph Carr, soldier 1914 Event - Henry Colijn appointed as director of Bataafsche Petroleum Co 1914 Birthday - Henry Reed, English Writer 1914 Death - Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80 1914 Event - Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords 1913 Death - Henry Potonie, German paleo-botanist/geologist (sapropelium), dies 1913 Event - Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line 1913 Birthday - Henry Dreyfus Brant, Montreal Canada, composer, Great American Goot 1913 Death - Henry Billings Brown, American Judge 1913 Birthday - Henry Cadbury Brown, architect 1913 Death - Henry Flagler, American Businessman 1913 Birthday - Philippa Bevans, actress, Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient 1913 Birthday - Haywood Frank Henry, sax player 1912 Birthday - Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles, 1938 1912 Birthday - Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist 1912 Birthday - Henry Jones, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy 1912 Birthday - Henry L "Hank" Miller, U.S. pilot/Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II-Pacific 1912 Birthday - Henry Brandon, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Drums of Fu Manchu 1912 Birthday - Henry M. Jackson, born in Everett, Washington, Senator-D-Washington 1941 - 1983 1911 Birthday - Vincent Henry Kemp, poet 1911 Birthday - Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr., tennis, U.S. Open 1931, 32, golfer 1911 Birthday - Lionel Henry Nowak, composer 1911 Birthday - Henry Kulky, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Otto-Life of Riley 1911 Event - Generals Henry Wilson/Auguste Dubail sign plan for British Expeditionary army in case of war with Germany 1910 Event - Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record) 1910 Birthday - Henry Brian Boyne, journalist 1910 Birthday - Edith Abbo, daughter of Mien Wenneker/Dutch Prince Henry 1910 Birthday - Franc Henry Loesser, U.S. songwriter/composer, Most Happy Fella 1910 Death - O. Henry, American Writer 1910 Birthday - Henry William Collins, artist 1910 Birthday - Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader 1909 Event - 1st U.S. monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, New York) 1909 Death - Henry Charles Lea, American Historian 1909 Birthday - Francis Henry Smith, librarian 1909 Event - Mien Wenneker, Dutch prince Henry's lover, weds Uncle Cornelis Abbo 1908 Event - Henry Ford introduces Model T car 1908 Birthday - Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP 1908 Death - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies 1908 Death - Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 1908 Birthday - Henry Guinness, missionary 1908 Event - Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier 1908 Event - British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns 1908 Event - French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip 1907 Death - Henry Gadsby, composer, dies at 64 1907 Event - France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane 1907 Birthday - Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Death - August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59 1907 Birthday - Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer, Ritz Brothers 1907 Birthday - William Henry Swinburne, music teacher 1907 Birthday - Henry Leland Clarke, composer 1907 Death - Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies 1907 Death - Henry Steel Olcott, U.S. co-founder (Theosophist Society), dies at 74 1907 Birthday - Henry Cotton, English golf champion, won 3x British Open 1907 Birthday - Henry Cotton, English golfer, British Open 1934, 1937, 1948 1906 Event - Henry Mathewson (New York Giants, Christy's brother) walks 14 men 1906 Birthday - Henry Phelps Brown, historian/economist 1906 Birthday - Henry Roth, born in Galicia, Austro-Hungary, writer, short story writer, novelist, Call It Sleep considered masterpiece of Jewish American literature 1906 Birthday - Henry Foley, cricketer, batted in New Zealand's 1st Test 1930 1905 Death - Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66 1905 Event - Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) becomes Prime Minister of England 1905 Birthday - Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham 1905 Event - Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti 1905 Birthday - Henry Green, English Novelist 1905 Death - Henry Irving, John H Brodribb, English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 1905 Birthday - Henry Wilcoxon, actor, Cleopatra, Jericho, 10 Commandments 1905 Birthday - Robert Newton, England, actor, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days 1905 Birthday - Henry Fonda, Grand Is, Nebraska, actor, Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond 1905 Birthday - John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer 1904 Death - Henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77 1904 Birthday - [Henry] Graham Greene, England, prolific novelist, Brighton Rock 1904 Birthday - Henry Payne Iba, Easton, Missouri, U.S. basketball coach, Olympics gold 64, 68 1904 Death - Henry M Stanley, John Rowlands, British explorer, dies 1904 Death - Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer 1904 Birthday - Henry Iliffe Cozens, pilot 1904 Birthday - Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF, 1965-79 1903 Birthday - Tom Tyler, Vincent Markowsky, Port Henry, New York, actor, Mummy's Hand 1902 Death - Henry Stephen Cutler, composer, dies at 78 1902 Birthday - Henry Commager, Pittsburgh, Steele historian 1902 Birthday - Henry Steele Commager, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, historian, Atlas of Civil War 1902 Birthday - Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator-R, ambassador, Vice President candidate 1960 1902 Birthday - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician 1902 Birthday - Henry Wadsworth, born in Maysville, Kentucky, actor, Applause, Fast and Loose 1902 Birthday - Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician 1901 Event - 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds 1901 Birthday - Paul Henry Lang, Budapest, critic/musicologist, New York Herald Tribune 1901 Death - Henry Peach Robinson, British Photographer 1901 Birthday - Henry Eyring, Mexican/US chemist 1900 Death - Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 1900 Death - Henry Villard, American Journalist 1900 Event - Henry O. Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition 1900 Event - Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1900 Death - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies 1900 Birthday - Henry Barraud, composer 1900 Birthday - Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/earl of Ulters 1900 Birthday - John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, University of London 1899 Event - Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY) 1899 Death - Henry Bliss, 1st auto death (New York City) 1899 Event - Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game 1898 Event - Henry Huntington buys LA Railway 1898 Birthday - Henry Moore, England, sculptor, Vertebrae 1898 Birthday - Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist 1898 Birthday - Henry R. Luce, born in Tengchow, China, publisher, Time, Fortune, Life 1897 Birthday - Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville 1897 Event - Henry A. Rucker appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia 1897 Birthday - Henry Kendall, London, actor, Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich and Strange 1897 Birthday - Henry Dixon Cowell, born in Menlo Park, California, composer, New Musical Resources 1897 Death - Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist, dies at 45 1896 Birthday - Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter and poet, Laws of the Americas 1896 Event - 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51 1896 Event - Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit 1896 Event - 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24 1896 Event - 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (New York City) 1896 Birthday - Henry M de Montherlant, French stage author, La Reine Morte 1896 Death - Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73 1896 Event - Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London 1896 Event - 1st X-ray photo in U.S. (Dr. Henry Smith, Davidson NC) 1895 Birthday - Henry Williamson, English Author 1895 Death - Thomas Henry Huxley, English Scientist 1895 Event - Henry Irving becomes 1st theatrical knight 1895 Event - Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London 1894 Birthday - Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, quantum mechanics 1894 Birthday - Henry Hazlitt, American Philosopher 1894 Birthday - Henry Carlson, basketball coach, originated figure 8 play 1894 Event - 28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56 1894 Birthday - Henry Daniell, born in London, actor, Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers 1893 Event - Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor 1893 Birthday - Henry Schultz, U.S., farm commune leader 1893 Event - Henry Perky and William Ford patent shredded wheat 1893 Event - Henry Perky patents shredded wheat 1893 Birthday - Henry C Rumke, Dutch psychiatrist, Periods in Man's Life 1892 Death - Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies 1891 Birthday - Henry Miller, author, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus 1891 Birthday - Henry O'Neill, Orange, New Jersey, actor, Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble 1891 Death - Henry Charles Litolff, French pianist/componist, dies at 73 1891 Event - Henry James' "American," premieres in London 1891 Birthday - Henry Oscar, born in London, England, actor, Saint in London 1891 Death - Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73 1891 Birthday - Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1934 - 1945 1891 Death - Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true, dies, date of death celebrated by Theosophists, who call it, Whilte Lotus Day 1890 Birthday - Henry Borginon, Flemish nationalist/senator 1890 Birthday - Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra 1890 Birthday - Bill Henry, born in San Francisco, California, newscaster, Who Said That? 1890 Death - John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 1890 Event - Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London 1890 Event - Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in Brussels 1890 Death - Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67 1889 Death - William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 1889 Birthday - Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer, prolific England bat of 20's 1888 Birthday - Henry A Wallace, D/P, 33rd Vice President, 1941-45, founder Progressive Party 1888 Birthday - Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President 1888 Event - 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60) 1888 Birthday - Henry Armetta, Italian/U.S. actor, Bell for Adano, Big Store 1888 Death - William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1888 Birthday - Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general, WW I/Italy/Netherland 1888 Birthday - Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier 1888 Death - Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76 1888 Death - Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian 1888 Birthday - Henry King, U.S., director, Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High 1887 Birthday - Henry George Ley, composer 1887 Death - Henry Mayhew, English Journalist 1887 Death - Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman 1887 Birthday - Henry Zimmerman, baseball player, 1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs 1887 Birthday - Alfred Henry Ackley, composer 1886 Death - Henry Gerhard, founder (Social-Democratic Union), dies at 57 1886 Birthday - Henry "Hap" Arnold, commanding general, U.S. Army Air Force, WW II 1886 Death - Henry Taylor, English Dramatist 1885 Birthday - Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman, Belgian Workers Party 1885 Birthday - William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer 1885 Birthday - Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist 1885 Death - Henry Waelput, Flemish composer and conductor (Blessing of Arms), dies 1885 Death - William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 1885 Birthday - John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero 1884 Event - Architect Henry Hardenberghs Dakota-complex opens in New York City 1884 Death - Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 1884 Death - Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1884 Death - Richard Henry Horne, English Poet 1884 Death - Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 1882 Event - Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo 1882 Event - Pierre de Brazza meets Henry Morton Stanley 1882 Death - Henry Clarence Kendall, Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43 1882 Event - Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, New York City 1882 Birthday - Henry J Kaiser, builder, Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam 1882 Birthday - Henry J. Kaiser, American Businessman 1882 Death - Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin 1882 Death - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, U.S. poet (Song of Hiawatha), dies at 75 1882 Death - Henry Highland Garnet, diplomat, dies in Monrovia Liberia at 66 1881 Event - Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa 1881 Event - Henry M. Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Birthday - Henry Geehl, composer 1881 Event - Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Event - Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch 1881 Event - Henry Highland Garnet, named minister to Liberia 1881 Death - Henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61 1881 Event - Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch 1880 Event - Henry Stanley and Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo 1880 Event - Henry Draper takes that 1st photograph of Orion Nebula 1880 Birthday - Henry Louis Mencken, U.S. essayist/critic, American Mercury 1879 Birthday - Henry Casadesus, composer 1879 Birthday - Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor, As You Like It 1879 Death - Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65 1879 Event - Henry Morton Stanley departs to the Congo 1878 Event - An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo 1878 Event - Atty John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia 1878 Death - Joseph Henry, American Scientist 1878 Birthday - Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian President of IOC, 1925-42 1878 Birthday - Henry B. Walthall, born in Shelby City, Alabama, actor, Birth of a Nation, Klondike 1878 Birthday - Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, U.S. actor, Informer 1878 Event - Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent and Henry Morton Stanley 1877 Birthday - Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer 1877 Birthday - Henry Norris Russell, astronomer, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram 1877 Event - Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa 1877 Death - William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 1877 Event - Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo 1877 Event - Henry O. Flipper becomes 1st black graduate at West Point 1876 Event - Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Nyangwe 1876 Event - Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River 1876 Event - Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Rwanda 1876 Death - Henry A. Wise, American Statesman 1876 Death - Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46 1876 Death - Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 1875 Birthday - Henry Fevrier, composer 1875 Birthday - Henry Dale, London, physiologist, Nobel-1936 1875 Birthday - Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady, 1929-33 1874 Birthday - Henry F. Ashurst, born in Winnemucca, Nevada, Senator-D-Arizona 1912 - 1941 1874 Death - John Henry Foley, sculptor, dies 1874 Birthday - Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer, double decker 1874 Birthday - Henry Clough-Leiter, composer 1874 Birthday - Henry Travers, born in England, actor, Bells of St. Mary, High Sierra 1873 Birthday - Henry Tate, composer 1873 Birthday - William Henry Bell, composer 1873 Event - Henry Flipper of Georgia is 2nd black to enter West Point 1873 Birthday - Henry M Tomlinson, British writer, Sea and Jungle 1873 Birthday - Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer, England captain 1909-10 later official 1873 Death - Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 1872 Death - Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut 1872 Death - W T van der Kouwen-ten Cate, Hague's Dame, murdered by Henry Jut 1872 Event - John Henry Conyers of South Carolina becomes 1st black student at Annapolis 1872 Birthday - Henry Warren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, inventor, Telechon electric clock 1872 Death - Henry Alford, English Clergyman 1871 Birthday - Henry Kimball Hadley, composer 1871 Event - Henry M. Stanley in Tanganyka say "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 1871 Birthday - William Henry Squire, composer 1871 Birthday - W. H. Davies, born in Newport, Monmouthsire, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp' 1871 Birthday - Henry Stephenson, British WI, actor, Conquest, Little Old, New York, Mr. Lucky 1871 Event - Journalist Henry M. Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa 1871 Event - Oleomargarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, New York 1870 Birthday - Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1870 Death - Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 1870 Death - William Henry Havergal, composer, dies at 77 1870 Birthday - Henry Eichheim, composer 1870 Birthday - Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist, Richard Mahoney 1869 Birthday - Henry J. Wood, English conductor, Gentle Art of Singing, Proms 1869 Birthday - Henry graaf Carton de Wiart, Belgian literary/premier, 1920-21 1868 Birthday - Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer 1868 Death - Henry P Scholte, Dutch/US vicar (Iowa), dies at 62 1868 Birthday - Henry W. Methorst, lawyer/director, Dutch Cent Bureau of Statistics 1867 Death - Henry Timrod, American Poet 1867 Birthday - Henry Lewis Stimson, U.S. minister of War, 1911-13 1867 Birthday - Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman 1867 Birthday - Henry Lawson, Australian Writer 1866 Birthday - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie, Pennsylvania, black composer, Springarn Medal 1866 Birthday - Henry Bacon, architect, Lincoln Memorial 1866 Birthday - Carla Ford, Henry's wife 1866 Birthday - Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in U.S. chemical industry, Dow Chemical 1866 Birthday - Henry Forster, cricketer, Oxford blue 1887-89, later Austrian Governor-General 1865 Death - Henry Wards, Confederate prison supt, executed for excessive cruelty 1865 Death - Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English Minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 80 1865 Death - William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confederate General-Major, dies at 48 1865 Event - Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in U.S. House of Reps 1865 Death - John Henry Winder, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General/provost marshal, dies at 64 1864 Death - William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 1864 Death - William Henry Talbot Walker, Confederate general-major, dies in battle at 47 1864 Death - Henry H Giesy, U.S. Union-Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1864 Death - Henry Livermore Abbott, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1864 Birthday - John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author and poet, Anarchists 1863 Birthday - Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer 1863 Birthday - Henry Constant Gabriel Pierne, Metz France, composer, Edith 1863 Birthday - Henry Ford, Dearborn Township, Michigan, auto maker, Ford 1863 Birthday - Henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter and architect, Art Nouveau 1863 Birthday - Henry Royce, automobile founder, Rolls-Royce 1863 Birthday - Henry Royce, founder, Rolls-Royce Limited in 1884 1863 Birthday - Henry Charles Tonking, composer 1862 Death - [Lewis] Henry Little, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 45 1862 Birthday - O. Henry, American Writer 1862 Death - Henry Bohlen, German/US Brigadier-General (Union), dies in battle at 51 1862 Birthday - Henry Holden Huss, composer 1862 Birthday - Henry John Newbolt, English sea historian/poet 1862 Birthday - Henry Newbolt, English Author 1862 Birthday - Henry W. Slocum, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1888 1862 Death - Henry David Thoreau, U.S. writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44 1862 Event - General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac, General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1862 Event - General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee 1862 Event - BBT Ft. Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington 1861 Birthday - Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Field Marshal 1860 Death - Henry G. W. Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, dies at 73 1860 Death - Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69 1859 Birthday - William Henry Hadow, composer 1859 Birthday - William Henry Grattan Flood, composer 1859 Birthday - Richard Henry Warren, composer 1859 Death - James Henry Leigh Hunt, English Writer 1859 Birthday - Henry O Tanner, artist 1859 Birthday - Henry Havelock Ellis, British Psychologist 1859 Birthday - Henry Ellis, British Psychologist 1858 Death - Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44 1857 Birthday - Henry Potonie, German paleo-botanist/geologist, sapropelium 1857 Birthday - Henry Schoenfeld, composer 1857 Birthday - Henry Osborn, Conn, paleontologist/author, 52 Years of Research 1857 Event - Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore 1857 Birthday - Henry Clay Folger, Jr., U.S., businessman/Shakespeare fan 1857 Birthday - Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician and puzzle maker 1857 Birthday - Henry B Fuller, American writer, Under the Skylights 1856 Death - Henry FC Tollens, merchant/poet (Vienna Nearlands blood), dies at 76 1856 Death - Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India, dies 1856 Birthday - Henry Rider Haggard, author, King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn 1856 Birthday - Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art 1855 Death - Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer and conductor, dies at 68 1854 Event - Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car 1854 Event - Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden" 1853 Birthday - William Henry Moody, American Politician 1853 Birthday - Henry Morton Dunham, composer 1853 Event - Dutch prince Henry marries princess Amalia of Saxony-Weimar 1852 Birthday - Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg 1852 Death - Henry Clay, the great compromiser, dies at 75 1851 Birthday - Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright, Judah 1851 Birthday - Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist 1850 Birthday - Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer 1850 Birthday - William Henry Welch, U.S., pathologist, founded John Hopkins 1850 Event - Henry Wells and William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo 1850 Birthday - Henry Edwards Huntington, U.S., railroad executive 1850 Event - Henry Clay introduces a comprise bill on slavery to U.S. Senate 1849 Birthday - Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke and steel operation 1848 Birthday - John Henry Roberts, composer 1846 Event - Henry David Thoreau jailed for tax resistance 1846 Death - Henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies 1845 Event - Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond 1845 Death - Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 1845 Event - Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour 1845 Birthday - Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/Governor-General Canada 1844 Birthday - Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company, 57 varieties 1844 Birthday - Henry J. Heinz, American Businessman 1844 Death - Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies 1844 Event - Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate 1844 Death - Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, British premier (1801-04), dies at 86 1843 Birthday - Henry James, US/British writer/critic, Turn of the Screw, Bostonians 1842 Birthday - Henry Gadsby, composer 1842 Death - Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 1842 Birthday - Henry Duff Trail, journalist/author 1841 Birthday - William Henry Hudson, British Author 1841 Birthday - Charles Napier Henry, painter 1841 Death - William Henry Harrison, becomes 1st President to die in office, at 68 1841 Event - Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison 1841 Birthday - Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer 1841 Birthday - Henry Stanley, England, journalist/explorer, found Livingston in Africa 1840 Birthday - Henry Austin Dobson, English Poet 1839 Birthday - Henry Holmes, composer 1839 Birthday - Henry George, land reformer/writer, Progress and Poverty 1839 Birthday - William Henry Seward, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1839 Birthday - Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet, Bell Birds 1839 Event - Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1838 Death - Henry Fagel, baron/court clerk of States-General/diplomat, dies at 73 1838 Birthday - Henry Hobson Richardson, St. James, Louisiana, Romanesque revival architect 1838 Birthday - Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1838 Birthday - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher, Wife at University 1838 Birthday - Henry B. Adams, born in Boston, Massachusetts, historian, writer, Education of Henry Adams 1838 Birthday - Henry Irving, John H Brodribb, England, knighted 1895/actor, Hamlet 1837 Birthday - William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1837 Birthday - Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian, Robert's Rules of Order 1837 Birthday - Henry Draper, born in Virginia, astro-spectro-photographer, Moon, Jupiter 1837 Birthday - James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary 1836 Birthday - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British Prime Minister, L, 1905-08 1836 Birthday - Henry Eugene Davies, Major General Union volunteers 1836 Birthday - Henry Billings Brown, American Judge 1835 Event - Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy New York) 1835 Death - Henry Doeff, translator (Dutch-Japanese dictionary), dies at 57 1835 Death - William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies 1835 Birthday - Henry Villard, American Journalist 1835 Death - Henry Hunt, British politican, dies 1835 Birthday - Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1834 Event - 1st black to obtain a U.S. patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter 1833 Birthday - Henry Alanson Barnum, Major General Union volunteers 1833 Birthday - Henry Southwick Perkins, composer 1833 Birthday - Henry McNeal Turner, black methodist bishop 1832 Birthday - John Henry Ketcham, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Birthday - George Henry Chapman, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Birthday - Henry Harrison Walker, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1832 Birthday - Henry Clay Work, composer 1832 Birthday - Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder, Theosophical Society 1832 Event - Source of Mississippi River discovered, Henry R. Schoolcraft 1832 Birthday - William Henry Penrose, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1831 Death - Henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91 1831 Birthday - Helena Blavatsky, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true 1831 Birthday - Philip Henry Sheridan, born in Albany, New York, Major General, Union Army 1831 Death - Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies 1831 Birthday - Henry Brevard Davidson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Birthday - Patrick Henry Jones, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1830 Birthday - Richard Henry Jackson, Major General Union volunteers 1830 Birthday - Henry Peach Robinson, British Photographer 1830 Birthday - Amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry 1830 Death - Henry Rutgers, American Soldier 1830 Birthday - William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Birthday - Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer 1830 Birthday - Henry Flagler, American Businessman 1828 Birthday - Henry Timrod, American Poet 1827 Birthday - Henry Warner Slocum, Major General Union volunteers 1827 Birthday - Henry DeLamar Clayton, Major General Confederate Army 1826 Birthday - Henry Hiles, composer 1826 Birthday - Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday - Henry Heth, Major General Confederate Army 1825 Birthday - Henry Charles Lea, American Historian 1825 Birthday - Henry Warner Birge, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday - Edward Henry Hobson, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday - Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist 1825 Death - John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 1825 Death - Henry Fuseli, British Artist 1824 Birthday - Henry Stephen Cutler, composer 1824 Birthday - Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book 1824 Birthday - Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Birthday - William Henry Chase Whiting, Major General Confederate Army 1824 Birthday - Henry Beebee Carrington, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1823 Birthday - William Henry Forney, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1823 Birthday - George Henry Gordon, Major General Union volunteers 1823 Birthday - John Henry Hobart Ward, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1823 Birthday - William Henry Monk, composer 1822 Birthday - Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian 1822 Birthday - Henry David Leslie, composer 1822 Birthday - Henry Wylde, composer 1821 Birthday - Henry Baxter, Major General Union volunteers 1821 Birthday - Henry Moses Judah, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1820 Birthday - Henry Rootes Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1819 Birthday - Henry Brinley Richards, British? pianist/composer 1819 Birthday - Henry Jackson Hunt, Major General Union Army 1819 Birthday - James Henry Van Alen, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1819 Birthday - David Henry Williams, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1819 Birthday - Henry Tate, English sugar producer Tate Gallery 1819 Birthday - Henry Lawrence Eustis, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1818 Birthday - Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist 1818 Birthday - Francis Henry Brown, composer 1817 Birthday - Henry Winter Davis, MC, Union 1817 Birthday - Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond 1817 Birthday - George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer, Life of Goethe 1817 Birthday - Lewis Henry Little, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Birthday - William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1816 Birthday - Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Birthday - William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General Confederate Army 1816 Birthday - George Henry Thomas, Major General Union Army 1816 Birthday - Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Birthday - Henry Gray, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Death - Henry Harington, composer, dies at 88 1815 Birthday - Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat 1815 Birthday - Henry Constantine Wayne, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Birthday - Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast 1815 Birthday - Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia 1815 Birthday - Henry Hugo Pierson, composer 1815 Birthday - Henry Wagner "Old Brains" Halleck, Major-General Union Army 1815 Birthday - Henry Morris Naglee, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1815 Birthday - William Henry French, Major General Union volunteers 1814 Birthday - James Henry Carleton, Major General Union Army 1814 Birthday - Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1814 Birthday - Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1813 Birthday - Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer 1813 Birthday - Henry Thomas Smart, composer 1813 Birthday - William Henry Fry, composer 1813 Birthday - Henry Ward Beecher, Litchfield, Connecticut, clergyman/orator, Independent 1813 Birthday - Henry Washington Benham, Major General Union Army 1813 Birthday - Henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor, Bessemer engine 1812 Birthday - Henry Russell, composer 1812 Birthday - Henry Mayhew, English Journalist 1812 Birthday - Daniel Henry Rucker, Major General Union Army 1812 Birthday - Henry Dwight Terry, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1812 Birthday - Henry Wilson, R, 18th Vice President, 1873-75 1812 Birthday - William Henry Holmes, composer 1811 Birthday - Henry Bergh, 1st president of SPCA 1811 Birthday - Henry Prince, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1811 Death - August Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75 1810 Birthday - Henry Bohlen, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1810 Birthday - Henry Alford, English Clergyman 1810 Death - Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies 1809 Birthday - Henry Walton Wessells, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1808 Birthday - Henry Haywood Bell, Commander Union Navy 1808 Birthday - Henry Cole, promotor, Great Exhibition of 1851 1808 Birthday - Henry Edward Manning, cardinal and archbishop, Westminster 1808 Birthday - Charles Henry Poor, Commander Union Navy 1808 Event - William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance 1807 Birthday - Arnold Henry Guyot, born in Switzerland, U.S. geologist, geographer, and meteorologist 1807 Death - Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian Statesman 1807 Birthday - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in Portland, Maine, poet, Hiawatha 1807 Birthday - Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral Union Navy 1806 Birthday - Henry Alexander Wise, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1806 Birthday - Henry A. Wise, American Statesman 1806 Death - Henry Knox, American Soldier 1806 Birthday - Henry Knox Thatcher, Commander Union Navy 1805 Birthday - Henry Wells, founder, American Express Co and Wells Fargo and Co 1805 Birthday - Henry P. Scholte, Dutch / U.S. vicar and founder, Pella colony in Iowa 1805 Birthday - Henry John Gauntlett, composer 1805 Event - Henry C. Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx 1803 Birthday - Richard Henry Horne, English Poet 1802 Death - Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies 1801 Birthday - William Henry Seward, Secretary of State, 1861 - 1869, buys Alaska at 2 cents per acre 1801 Birthday - Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar/secession leader 1801 Birthday - Henry Eagle, Commander Union Navy 1801 Birthday - John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author, Dream of Gerontius 1800 Birthday - Henry Taylor, English Dramatist 1800 Birthday - John Henry Winder, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1800 Birthday - William Henry Fox Talbot, Wiltshire England, photographic pioneer 1799 Event - George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace and 1st in hearts of his countrymen" 1799 Death - Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary 1798 Birthday - Henry Neele, London, poet 1797 Birthday - Joseph Henry, U.S., scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism 1797 Birthday - Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker, Steinway 1795 Birthday - Henry Havelock, British soldier, War in Afghanistan 1838-39 1794 Death - Richard Henry Lee, American Politician 1793 Birthday - Henry Charles Carey, Philadelphia, economist, Principles of Poli Economy 1793 Birthday - William Henry Havergal, composer 1792 Event - 1st cremation in U.S., Henry Laurens 1792 Death - Henry Laurens, American Politician 1787 Birthday - Henry G. W. Smith, leader of British-Indian forces 1786 Birthday - Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole 1786 Birthday - Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer and conductor 1784 Birthday - Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs 1784 Birthday - James Henry Leigh Hunt, English Writer 1781 Birthday - Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary 1780 Birthday - Henry F. C. Tollens, merchant/poet, Vienna Nearlands Blood 1779 Death - Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 1779 Birthday - Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician 1777 Birthday - Henry Doeff, colonialist, wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary 1777 Birthday - Henry Hallam, British lawyer/historian 1777 Birthday - Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser, U.S. politician 1776 Event - Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor 1775 Event - Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death" 1774 Death - Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 1773 Birthday - William Henry Harrison, Virginia, Whigs, 9th President, March 4-April 4, 1841 1765 Event - Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" 1765 Birthday - Henry Fagel, Dutch/English baron/diplomat 1764 Birthday - Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect, built Capitol 1761 Birthday - Henry Scrapnel, English inventor, shrapnel shell 1757 Event - English Ft. William Henry, New York, surrenders to French and Indians troops 1757 Birthday - Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, C, British Prime Minister, 1801-04 1756 Birthday - Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, general 1755 Event - Henry Fox appointed English Secretary of State 1754 Death - Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 1754 Death - Henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57 1751 Birthday - Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist 1750 Birthday - Henry Knox, American Soldier 1749 Event - 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' "Tom Jones" published 1746 Event - Henry Pelham appointed English premier 1745 Birthday - Henry Rutgers, American Soldier 1741 Birthday - Henry Fuseli, British Artist 1736 Birthday - Patrick Henry, U.S., patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" 1735 Birthday - August Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton/English premier 1732 Birthday - Richard Henry Lee, American Politician 1731 Birthday - Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist, discovered hydrogen 1730 Event - Willem Charles Henry Friso installed as viceroy of Drenthe 1729 Birthday - Henry William, Baron, Stiegel, early American glassmaker 1727 Birthday - Henry Harington, composer 1725 Birthday - Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian Statesman 1724 Event - Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War 1724 Birthday - Henry Laurens, American Politician 1714 Death - Matthew Henry, English Clergyman 1714 Event - Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1708 Death - Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71 1708 Death - Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 1708 Death - Henry Van Nassau, stable master/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1708 Death - Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1707 Birthday - Henry Fielding, born in England, novelist, Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones 1705 Birthday - Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, England, corrupt politician, Chiswick 1702 Death - Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England/Scot, dies at 51 1695 Death - Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 1695 Death - Henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72 1689 Event - Henry Purcell and Tates opera "Dido and Aeneas," premieres in Chesea 1688 Death - Henry Morgan, Welsh lieutenant governor of Jamaica 1682 Event - Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London 1677 Event - Prince Willem III Henry marries English princess Mary Stuart 1671 Event - Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City 1671 Event - Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama 1666 Death - Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies 1662 Death - Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 1662 Birthday - Matthew Henry, English Clergyman 1659 Birthday - Henry Purcell, English organist/composer, Dido and Aeneas 1652 Death - Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel and Governor of Hulst, dies 1651 Death - Henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40 1650 Birthday - Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England, 1689 - 1702 1650 Event - Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England) 1648 Event - Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish 1646 Event - Princess Louise Henriette (19) marries monarch Frederik Henry 1645 Event - Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Holly 1644 Event - Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent 1644 Death - J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 1641 Event - Prince Frederik Henry captures castle of Gennep 1640 Death - Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies 1637 Event - Prince Frederik Henry occupies Breda 1637 Birthday - Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry 1636 Event - Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans 1633 Event - Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Rhine at Cologne 1633 Event - Prince Frederik Henry appoints himself viceroy of Limburg 1632 Event - Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Groningen 1632 Event - Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Drenthe 1632 Event - Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard 1632 Event - Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Roermond 1632 Event - Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Venlo 1629 Event - Spanish garrison surrenders to prince Frederik Henry 1627 Birthday - Louise Henriette, Mlle d'Orange, daughter of Frederik Henry 1627 Event - Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo 1625 Event - Prince Frederik Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand 1625 Event - Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland 1625 Event - Viceroy Frederik Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels 1622 Birthday - Henry Vaughan, English poet, Silex Scintillans 1612 Death - Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 1611 Birthday - Henry Ireton, English general/MP, Edgehill 1611 Birthday - Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst, Netherlands 1611 Event - Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again 1611 Event - Henry Hudson and son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers 1610 Event - Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay 1610 Death - Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 1609 Event - Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay 1609 Event - Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. 1607 Event - 1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va 1600 Event - Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 1596 Event - Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond 1596 Birthday - Henry Lawes, English composer 1593 Death - Henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged 1593 Event - English Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander 1589 Death - Henry III, king of Poland/France (1573-89), assassinated at 37 1583 Birthday - J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist 1576 Event - Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours 1576 Event - Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris 1575 Birthday - Henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer, Hudson River 1574 Event - Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France 1567 Death - Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered 1566 Death - Diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies 1565 Event - Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1559 Death - Henry II, King of France (1547-59), dies 1557 Death - Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 1554 Death - Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed 1553 Birthday - Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France, 1572/89-1610 1552 Death - Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 1551 Birthday - Henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France, 1573 - 1589 1550 Birthday - Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange 1548 Death - Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 1547 Event - Henry II succeeds Francois I as king of France 1547 Event - King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII 1547 Event - 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England 1547 Death - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55 1547 Death - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason 1547 Death - Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 1547 Event - Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death 1545 Event - King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die 1544 Event - King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France 1544 Event - English King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne 1544 Event - Scottish earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII 1543 Event - England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) 1543 Event - Karel/Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant 1542 Death - Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1541 Event - Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland 1540 Event - English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife 1540 Death - Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed 1540 Event - England's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled 1540 Event - Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1540 Event - King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1539 Event - King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry 1538 Event - Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1538 Death - Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg and Dietz, viceroy of Holland, dies 1537 Death - Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies 1536 Event - English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour 1536 Death - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1536 Event - King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church 1536 Event - King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest 1536 Event - English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries 1536 Death - Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies 1535 Event - Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII 1535 Event - Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church 1534 Event - English parliament accepts Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII church leader 1534 Event - English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope 1533 Birthday - Elizabeth, daughter of English king Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn 1533 Birthday - Queen Elizabeth I, England, 1558-1603, daughter of Henry VIII 1533 Event - Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1533 Event - England's archbishop voids King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage 1533 Event - King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon marriage declared null and void 1533 Event - Henry VIII divorces his 1st wife, Catherine of Aragon 1533 Event - England's King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn (approximate date) 1532 Event - Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship with Anna Boleyn 1532 Event - Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V 1531 Event - Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England 1531 Event - Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry 1530 Death - Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal/adviser to England's King Henry VIII, dies 1530 Event - King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church 1529 Event - Blackfriars begin: Henry VIII and Catharina of Aragon 1528 Birthday - Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV 1524 Death - Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake 1524 Death - Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death 1524 Event - Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess 1521 Event - Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" 1520 Event - King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall 1520 Event - King Charles V and King Henry VIII signs treaty of Calais 1519 Birthday - Catherine de' Medici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II 1519 Birthday - De Medicis, queen consort, Henry II of France 1519 Birthday - Henry II, King of Germany, 1547 - 1559 1518 Event - Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince 1515 Birthday - Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII 1514 Event - King Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII 1513 Event - King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik 1513 Event - Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian and Henry III beat France 1509 Event - Henry VIII crowned King of England 1509 Event - King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon 1509 Event - Henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon 1509 Event - Henry VIII ascended to throne of England 1509 Event - Henry the VIII becomes King of England 1509 Death - Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 1508 Death - Henry van Stolberg and Wernigerode, Germany viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 1503 Event - Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) 1503 Death - Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies 1503 Death - Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday 1503 Death - Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies 1497 Event - John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia" 1496 Event - English king Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore 1496 Event - England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders 1492 Event - Peace of Etaples (Henry VII and Charles VIII) 1492 Event - King Henry VII of England invades France 1491 Birthday - Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47 1487 Event - Battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole and Lord Lovell 1487 Birthday - Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising 1486 Event - King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV 1485 Birthday - Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII 1485 Event - King Henry VII Tudor crowned "Yeomen of the Guard" 1485 Event - Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III 1485 Event - Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry VII's forces defeat Richard III 1485 Event - Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales 1485 Event - Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England 1483 Death - Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of England, beheaded at 49 1482 Death - Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies 1471 Death - Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies 1471 Event - King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI 1467 Birthday - Henry van Stolberg and Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia 1465 Birthday - Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII 1461 Event - Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses 1460 Death - Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, dies at 66 1460 Event - Wars of Roses: Richard of York defeats King Henry VI at Northampton 1457 Birthday - Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England, 1485-1509 1455 Event - Richard of York takes St. Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI 1450 Death - Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI 1450 Event - Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI 1441 Event - Eton College founded by Henry VI 1431 Event - King Henry VI of England crowned king of France 1422 Death - Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies 1421 Birthday - Henry VI, king of England, 1422-61, 1470-71 1419 Event - French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War 1415 Event - King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River 1415 Death - Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 1403 Event - Battle of Shrewsbury fought by Percys against King Henry IV 1403 Death - Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, killed in battle at 39 1399 Event - King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry 1394 Birthday - Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery 1387 Birthday - Henry V, king of England, 1413-22 1387 Birthday - Henry V, king of England, 1413 - 1422, France, 1416 - 1419 1367 Birthday - Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England, 1399 - 1413 1364 Birthday - Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, British soldier/politican 1355 Event - 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara 1340 Death - Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies 1313 Death - Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies 1312 Event - Roman Catholics German King Henry VII crowned 1308 Death - Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies 1288 Death - Beatrice van Kortrok/Brabant, Belgian wife of king Henry, dies at 63 1271 Death - Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies 1267 Event - Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III 1264 Event - Battle at Lewes: Simon van Leicester beats English king Henry III 1259 Event - Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX 1236 Event - English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence 1235 Death - Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies 1217 Event - French prince Louis and English king Henry III sign peace treaty 1213 Event - Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont and Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant 1211 Birthday - Henry VII, Roman catholic German king, 1220-35 1207 Birthday - Henry III, king of England, 1216-72 1204 Death - Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII and Henry II, dies at 81 1197 Death - Henry VI von Hohenstaufen, Roman Catholic German King (1169-97), dies 1195 Death - Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies 1189 Death - Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 1189 Event - Philip II, Henry II and Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade 1182 Death - Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies 1170 Death - Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II 1156 Event - Henry II Jasormigott leaves Bavaria 1154 Event - King Henry II of England crowned 1139 Death - Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies 1135 Death - Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies 1133 Birthday - Henry II, King of England, 1154 - 1189 1129 Event - Fulco V's son Godfried marries king Henry I's daughter Mathildis 1120 Death - Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns 1120 Death - William, English crown prince/son of Henry I, drowns at 17 1118 Event - Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor 1111 Event - Pope Paschalis II crowns Henry V, Roman emperor 1106 Event - Battle at Tinchebrai: English King Henry I beats his brother Robert 1106 Death - Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 1106 Event - Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Netherlands-Lutherans 1101 Event - Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Netherlands-Lutherans 1099 Event - Henry V crowned German king 1087 Event - German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad 1083 Event - Henry IV of Germany storms Rome, capturing St. Peter's Cathedral 1081 Birthday - Henry V, Roman German king/emperor, 1098/1111-25 1077 Death - Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies 1077 Event - German king Henry IV gives away bisdom Utrecht county Staveren 1077 Event - Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Henry IV 1077 Event - German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness 1076 Event - Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV 1076 Event - Synod of Worms: German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII 1075 Event - Battle at Homburg/Unstrut: German king Henry IV beats Saksen 1064 Event - German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland 1060 Death - Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 1056 Death - Henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies 1054 Event - Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king 1048 Event - Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX 1046 Event - Pope Clemens VI crowns Henry III RC-German emperor 1046 Event - Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI, 1046 Event - King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese 1040 Event - King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency 1031 Event - Henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of France 1028 Event - German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king 1027 Event - Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France 1024 Death - Henry II, the Monk, German King (1002-24), dies 1021 Event - Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest 1017 Birthday - Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor, 1046 - 1056 1015 Event - Henry I becomes earl of Leuven 1014 Event - Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor 1004 Event - Henry II the Saint crowned king of Italy 1004 Event - Henry II the Saint crowned as king of Italy 1002 Event - German king Henry II the Saint crowned 973 Birthday - Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor, 1002/14-24 936 Death - Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies 933 Event - Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren 919 Event - Duke Henry of Saxon becomes king Henry I of Oostfrankische rich |
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