1997 Benin legalizes Jan 10th as a voodoo holiday
1996 Margaret Rawlings, actress (Roman Holiday), dies at 89
1996 "Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 49 performances
1995 "Holiday" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances
1995 Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso), dies at 85
1994 Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77
1993 Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63
1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time
1990 David Rose, composer (Holiday for Strings, Stripper), dies at 80
1989 British brewery Bass buys Holiday Inn hotel chain
1989 James Kirkwood, actor and writer (Devil's Holiday), dies at 64
1987 Jimmy Holiday, U.S. singer (Baby I Love You), dies at 42
1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
1984 Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand
1983 Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday
1982 Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic
1982 Leann Rimes, country singer, Blue, Holiday in Your Heart
1979 President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday
1978 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, New York
1974 Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62
1973 Melissa Deanne Holiday, Greenwood, South Carolina, playmate, Jan, 1995
1971 Tullio Carminati, actor (Roman Holiday, Moulin Rouge), dies at 76
1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Holiday Inn Golf Classic
1966 Maulana Karenga establishes Kwanzaa (1st fruits of harvest) holiday
1963 Leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana)
1959 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44
1958 Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46
1953 Vatican disallows priest holiday work in factory
1947 "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 111 performances
1946 "Beggar's Holiday" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 111 performances
1941 Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack
1934 Jimmy Holiday, U.S. singer, How Can I Forget
1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a nationwide bank holiday
1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims 10-day bank holiday
1928 Philip Barry's "Holiday," premieres in New York City
1927 Patrick Allen, Malawi, actor, Roman Holiday, Dial "M" for Murder
1924 Sieto Hoving, actor, Holiday in Havana, Palm Beach Story
1920 Don Saddler, Van Nuys California, dancer, Holiday Hotel
1918 Jose Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer, Holiday for Lovers
1915 Billie Holiday, born in Baltimore, singer, Aint Nobodys Business
1914 39th Preakness: Andy Schuttinger aboard Holiday wins in 1:53.8
1910 Sally O'Neil, Bayonne, New Jersey, actress, Beggar's Holiday, Moth
1910 Arthur John Howard, actor, Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage
1906 Margaret Rawlings, actress, Roman Holiday
1904 Hugh Williams, actor and writer, Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday
1903 Fernandel, [Fernand JD Contandin], French actor, Paris Holiday
1899 Billy Butlin, South Africa, holiday camp promoter,
1895 Sig Arno, Hamburg, Germany, actor, Holiday in Havana
1894 Tullio Carminati, Zara Dalmatia Italy, actor, Roman Holiday
1894 Labor Day established as a federal employees holiday
1889 1st U.S. national holiday, on centennial of Washington's inauguration
1888 Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa, Iowa, actor, Every Day's a Holiday, Greed
1887 Oregon becomes 1st U.S. state to make Labor Day a holiday
1874 Charles Edward Ives, Danbury, Connecticut, composer, Holiday Quick Step
1864 Lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a national holiday
1831 Louisiana and Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday
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