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1997 Jack Kent Cooke, NFL owner for the Washington Redskins, dies at 84
1996 Dean Headley takes 3rd cricket hat-trick of season, Kent vs. Hampshire 1996 Sunday League game Kent 6-314 overhaul Leicestershire's 4-311 1995 Hopper Levett, Kent cricket wicketkeeper (1930-47, Test 1934), dies 1995 Brian Lara completes a pair for West Indians vs. Kent 1994 Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0 1994 Walter Kent, U.S. composer (I'll Be Home for Christmas), dies at 82 1992 Mets trade David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson 1992 New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent 1991 Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0 1991 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent 1989 Jockey Kent Desormeaux sets record with 598 wins in a year 1989 IRA-bomb kills 10 British marines in Kent 1989 Reds reliever Kent Tekulve retires after 1,070 appearances 1988 Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games 1987 Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief 1987 Alan and Colin Wells make 303* partnership for Sussex vs. Kent 1987 Kent Taylor, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), dies at 79 1986 Corita Kent, artist, educator, mediums include silkscreen, serigraphy, producing fine art with messages of love and peace, famous work includes the 1985 Love Samp and Rainbow Swash, dies of cancer 1985 Kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78 1985 Kent Hrbek signs 5-year, $6 million contract with Minnesota Twins 1980 Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies 1976 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students 1974 Joey Kent, wide receiver for the Tennessee Oilers 1972 Paul Michael Kent, born in Australia, New Zealand breastroker 1996 Olympics 1971 Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 Nicholas CEJ Windsor, son of English prince Edward, duke of Kent 1970 National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio 1970 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard 1969 Mark Ealham, cricketer, Kent and England Test all-rounder 1996 1969 Jason Kent Bateman, Rye, New York, actor, David-Valerie, Hogan Family 1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee 1968 Kent Bottenfield, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Kent Graham, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61 1968 Kent Steffes, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics gold 1968 Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02 1968 Jeff Kent, born in Bellflower California, infielder for the New York Mets 1968 Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1968 Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star 1967 Andrew Dunkley, Kent England, golfer, 1991-93 Co-Captain University of W Fla 1967 Kent Jones, Portales, New Mexico, golfer, NM State Amateur-1990-91 1963 Kent Ferguson, born in Cedar Rapids Iowa, diver, 1992 and 1996 Olympics 1961 English prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley 1961 Kent Hull, NFL center for the Buffalo Bills 1960 Sean Kerly, born in Whitstable, Kent, England, Sean Robin Kerly, athlete, field hockey player, awarded bronze medal at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984, scored eight goals at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, playing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad 1959 Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri 1958 Kurt Rambis, NBA forward, Lakers, Hornets, Clark Kent look-a-like 1957 Jeff East, born in Kansas, Missouri, American actor, best-known for role of Clark Kent in 1978 film "Superman" 1957 Siouxsie Sioux, Susan Ballion, Kent England, Siouxsie and Banshees 1956 Kent V. Rominger, born in Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. Navy /astronaut, STS-73, 80, 85 1953 Arthur Kent, newscaster [Scud Stud], NBC-Gulf War coverage 1953 Martin Kent, cricketer, Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981 1953 Julian Brazier, born in Kent, England, British politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1953 Kent Bostick, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, pursuit cyclist, Olympics-84, 96 1952 Joseph Kent Massey, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, soling yachter, 1996 Olympics bronze 1950 Peter Frampton, born in Kent, England, guitarist and vocalist, Frampton Comes Alive 1948 Kent Conrad, Sen-D North Dakota 1943 Karin Kent, Dutch singer 1942 Kent McCord, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Officer Jim Reed-Adam 12 1942 Michael G C F, English prince of Kent 1942 Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner 1964 Olympics bronze 1938 Allegra Kent, born in Santa Monica, California, ballerina 1938 Arthur Fagg completes 244 and 202 in the same cricket game for Kent 1937 Allegra Kent, U.S. actress, Addams Family 1936 Richard Rodney Bennett, Broadstairs Kent England, composer 1935 Edward GNPP, English prince/duke of Kent 1934 Mary Quant, Kent England, fashion designer, Chelsea Look, Mod Look 1933 Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, England, Duchess of Kent 1931 Duke and Duchess of Kent wed 1929 Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet, The Wound 1929 Bruce Kent, British Activist 1928 Arnold Kent, dies 1928 Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian, Bonkers 1927 David Ingram, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kent at Canterbury 1924 Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton, born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Major USAF/astronaut, Apollo 18 1924 Hattie Jacques, Kent England, actress, Carry on Doctor 1923 John Hale, born in Ashford, Kent, linguist, historian, professor, editor, attended Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, served as a Fellow of the British Academy 1923 Kent L Lee, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II - Marianas and Palau 1921 Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1919 Bob Boucher, born in Kent, Ohio, orchestra leader, Music on Ice 1918 Corita Kent, born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, artist, educator, mediums include silkscreen, serigraphy, producing fine art with messages of love and peace, famous work includes the 1985 Love Samp and Rainbow Swash 1916 Francis Cockfield, born in Horsham, England, born Francis Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield of Dover in the County of Kent, politician, Conservative Party, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1915 Arthur Fagg, cricketer, dual double-centuries in a game for Kent 1938 1915 Alan Watts, born in Kent, England, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation' 1913 Kent Wheeler Kennan, composer 1912 Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1911 Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor, Equus, Man of La Mancha 1909 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio 1907 Kent Smith, born in New York City, actor, Peyton Place, Invaders 1906 Kent Taylor, Louis Weiss, Iowa, actor, Boston Blackie, Rough Riders 1904 Anthony Bushell, Kent England, actor, Journey's End 1903 Bob Hope, Kent, England, entertainer, famous profile 1900 Larry Kent, California, director, High Stakes 1888 A P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner, legend for Kent and England 1882 Rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator, Canterbury Tales 1863 Alec Hearne, cricketer, brother of George and Frank, Kent 1884-1910 1857 Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic explorer (Kane Basin), dies at 37 1848 Edmund Hickly gets 1st known 10 wicket innings (Kent vs. England) 1820 Elisha Kent Kane, U.S. Arctic explorer, Kane Basin off NW Greenland 1776 James Kent, composer, dies at 76 1763 James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies 1748 William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies 1700 James Kent, composer 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1534 Elizabeth Barton, St. Magd van Kent, British prophet, dies |
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