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2000 Mark Reynolds Hughes, entreprenuer, Herbalife founder, dies at 43

1997 Malcolm Hughes, artist, dies at 77

1996 Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89

1996 Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon, dies at 85

1996 Harold E. Hughes, American Politician

1995 Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist, dies at 81

1994 John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59

1994 Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42)

1992 Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71

1988 Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets vs. WI at the WACA but Australia lose

1988 Arwel Hughes, composer, dies at 79

1987 Patrick "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78

1985 Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India)

1985 Sarah Hughes, American Athlete

1984 Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain

1981 Kim Hughes scores 213 vs. India at Adelaide

1979 1st appearance as Australian cricket capt for Kim Hughes

1978 Vicki Renee Hughes, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1997

1978 Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery

1977 Joanna Hughes, Victoria Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics

1976 William Redfield, actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop), dies at 48

1976 Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72

1975 Angela Michelle Hughes, born in Anderson, South Carolina, Miss America-South Carolina 1997

1972 Clara Hughes, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, cyclist, Olympics-2 bronze-96

1972 Billionaire Howard Hughes says Clifford Irving's bio is a fake

1971 Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game and later, dies

1971 Owen Lance Bill Hughes, born in Palmerston North, NZ, kayaker 1996 Olympics

1970 Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs

1970 Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears

1967 J Langston Hughes, U.S. author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65

1967 Langston Hughes, American Poet

1967 Bradley Hughes, Mordialloc VIC, Australasia golfer

1967 Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues), dies on 65th birthday

1966 Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1965 Gareth Hughes, actor (Midnight Girl), dies at 71

1961 Merv Hughes, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1985-94 Extrovert

1959 Finola Hughes, London, actress, Anna-General Hospital, Staying Alive

1958 Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32

1957 Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies

1956 Writers Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge

1956 Karen Hughes, American Politician

1954 Christopher Hughes, drummer

1954 Merrick, [Chris Hughes] rock drummer, Adam and The Ants

1954 Kimberly J "Kim" Hughes, Australian cricketer

1954 Kim Hughes, cricketer, brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84

1952 Glenn Hughes, British Musician

1952 William Morris Hughes, Australian Politician

1951 Simon Hughes, MP

1950 Richard Hughes, rocker, Johnny Winter Band

1950 John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller

1950 John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science

1948 Charles Evans Hughes, American Judge

1947 Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time

1947 Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane

1947 David Hughes, cricketer

1938 Robert Hughes, born in Australia, writer/critic, Barcelona

1938 Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours

1937 Millionaire Howard Hughes sets transcontinental air record (7h28m25s)

1936 Leon Hughes, rocker

1935 Millionaire Howard Hughes flies his own designed plane at 352.46 mph

1935 John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington

1934 Robert E Hughes, New York City, orch leader, Rich Little Show

1933 Langston Hughes' "Mulatto," premieres in New York City

1932 William J Hughes, Rep-D-New Jersey, 1975-

1930 Ted Hughes, British poet laureate

1930 Ted Hughes, England, poet laureate, 1984-

1928 Kathleen Hughes, born in Hollywood, California, actress, It Came From Outer Space

1927 Shirley Hughes, author/illustrator

1927 J D Hughes, Principal, Ruskin College-Oxford

1927 William Redfield, New York City, actor, Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage

1926 Robert Earl Hughes, became heaviest known human, 486 kg

1926 G M Hughes, professor/zoologist

1925 Trevor Hughes, water engineer

1925 Roy Hughes, MP

1925 G M Hughes, British zoologist

1925 Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as U.S. Secretary of State

1923 U.S. foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses U.S.S.R. recognition

1922 Harold Hughes, Gov-D-NJ

1922 Harold E. Hughes, American Politician

1922 Ken Hughes, Liverpool England, director, Casino Royale

1921 Hughes Rudd, TV newscaster, CBS/ABC

1920 Malcolm Hughes, artist

1916 Boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0

1915 Barnard Hughes, Bedford Hills, New York, Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends

1914 Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist

1912 Richard D'Aeth, president, Hughes Hall Cambridge

1912 Robert Watson Hughes, composer

1910 Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon

1910 Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11

1909 Arwel Hughes, composer

1908 Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer, Elegy

1908 John T. Hughes, Bishop to Forces

1907 Albert Hughes Williams, teacher and historian

1906 Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected New York Governor beats William Randolph Hearst

1906 Washington Natl's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th

1905 Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, Hughes Aircraft, inventor

1905 Gervase Hughes, composer

1902 Langston Hughes, poet/translator, Weary Blues

1900 Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, English writer, Fiction as Truth

1898 Baltimore James Hughes no-hits Boston Braves 8-0

1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator

1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator

1896 Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton

1894 Gareth Hughes, Llanelly Wales, actor, Midnight Girl

1893 Richard Samuel Hughes, composer, dies at 37

1880 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47

1880 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40

1879 7th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Harold wins in 2:40

1878 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43

1877 Charlotte Hughes, 1990, oldest person in Great Britain

1875 3rd Preakness: L Hughes aboard Tom Ochiltree wins in 2:43

1862 William Morris Hughes, Australian Politician

1862 Charles Evans Hughes, American Judge

1855 Richard Samuel Hughes, composer

1831 David Edward Hughes, inventor, microphone, teleprinter

1823 Thomas Hughes, England, author, Tom Brown's School Days

1797 John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx



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