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1989 Billy Lee, actor (Sons of Legion, Biscuit Eater), dies
1981 West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series 1979 Merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68 1977 Don Blackman, actor (Old Man and Sea, Desert Legion), dies at 65 1962 French Foreign Legion leaves Algeria 1957 Hawk, Michael Hegstrand, wrestler, ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom 1948 Arab Legion captures fort on Mount Scopus 1948 Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River 1942 Legion of Merit Medal authorized by congress 1931 Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor 1926 Paul Bocuse, France, great chef, Legion of Honor 1924 Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (SF) 1921 Patrick Howard-Dobson, president, Royal British Legion 1921 British Legion forms 1919 American Legion's 1st national convention (Minneapolis) 1919 American Legion incorporated by an act of Congress 1919 American Legion forms (Paris) 1919 American Legion organizes in Paris 1911 Merle Oberon, Calcutta India, actress, Assignment Foreign Legion 1907 Ramon Magsaysay, Philippines, statesman, U.S. Legion of Merit-1952 1891 Charles Munch, Strasbourg Alsatian conductor, French Legion D'Honeur 1855 Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56 1802 French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms 1792 Dutch patriots exiles finds "Bataafs Legion" |
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