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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 Vernon Duke, born in Parafianovka, Belarus, Vladimir Dokelsky, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', music was performed by Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra 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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