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Legion
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 Mt. 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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