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1999 Iron Eyes Cody, actor, dies at 94
1994 "Iron" Adriaan van Es, Dutch Undersecretary of Navy (1963-72), dies at 80 1993 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (large iron sculptures), dies at 80 1990 Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1986 Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter/sculptor (Iron Tower), dies at 91 1984 Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ 1983 Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title 1982 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1978 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii 1971 Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands 1970 Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh vs. England, Brisbane 1968 Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117 1962 Lydia Cheng, New York City, Ms Big Apple bodybuilder, 1982, Pumping Iron 2 1962 Michael Wilton, born in San Francisco, California, guitarist, singer, member of Queensryche, progressive metal musician, influenced by Judas Priest, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, UFO 1959 "On The Beach," is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain 1959 Paul Di'anno, rocker, Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist 1958 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1958 Bruce Dickinson, heavy metal rocker, Iron Maiden-Run to Hills 1958 Charles O'Malley, actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61 1957 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2 1957 Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1957 Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist, Iron Maiden-Aces High 1956 Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Iron quartet premieres in Leningrad 1955 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast 1954 Dennis Stratton, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Iron Maiden 1954 Carla Dunlap, Newark, New Jersey, bodybuilder, Pumping Iron 2 1954 Michael "Nicko" McBain, English hard rock drummer, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1953 Dimitur Poljanov, Popov, Bulgaria poet (Iron Verses), dies 1952 Phil Kramer, born in Youngtown, Ohio, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1951 Howard Reitzes, Southgate California, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1950 Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1950 Eric Braunn, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1949 Britain nationalizes it's steel and iron industry 1949 Larry "Rhino" Rheinhardt, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1948 Mike Pinear, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1948 Larry Reinhardt, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1948 Tony Iommi, rock guitarist, Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man 1946 Doug Ingle, Omaha Nebraska, rock vocalist/keyboards, Iron Butterfly 1946 Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri 1945 Ronald Bushy, rocker, Iron Butterfly-Ina gada davida 1945 Ronald Bushy, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Iron Butterfly 1945 Lee Dorman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock bassist, Iron Butterfly 1939 "Monty" becomes commandant of 3rd "Iron" Infantry division 1939 Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard 1938 Corneliu Codreanu, Romania fascist/putschist (Iron Guard), dies 1933 Romania disallows fascist Iron Guard 1932 Belle Bennett, actress (Iron Mask), dies at 41 1931 Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation 1927 1st iron lung installed, Bellevue hospital, New York 1927 Bellevue Hospital in New York installs 1st iron lung 1925 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium 1922 Sidney AK Keyes, English poet, Iron Laurel 1921 Paul Daels, president, Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee 1920 Iron monument unveiled at Stone churches, Flanders 1918 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) 1912 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor, great iron sculptures 1906 Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1904 Iron Eyes Cody, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp 1899 Guy Wilkerson, Texas, actor, Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron 1898 Otto von Bismarck, German "Iron" chancellor, dies at 83 1894 Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter/sculptor, Iron Tower 1891 Belle Bennett, born in Milcoon Rapids, Iowa, actress, Stella Dallas, Iron Mask 1889 Felix Aylmer, actor, Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St. Joan 1882 Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, New York City 1876 Dimitur Poljanov, Popov, Bulgaria, poet, Iron Poems 1869 Cornelius Swarthout patents waffle iron 1865 C J Thomsen, Denmark, archaeologist, named Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages 1862 Bismarck's "Blood and Iron" speech 1844 Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains 1839 Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn 1797 Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! 1703 Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies 879 Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies 863 Boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith |
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