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2004 Edward B. Lewis, American Scientist

2002 Flora Lewis, American Journalist

1998 Jerry Lewis' 33rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises

1998 Lewis Powell, Supreme Court Justice, dies at 90

1998 Shari Lewis, puppeteer, dies at 65

1997 Jerry Lewis' 32nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,500,000

1997 Cecil Lewis, airman/writer, dies at 98

1996 Leon Lewis, U.S. radio talk show host (WMCA, 1970-80), dies at 81

1996 Jerry Lewis' 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000

1996 Robert Lewis Campbell Lorimer, publisher, dies at 77

1996 Lewis B Combs, naval commander/civil engineer, dies at 101

1996 Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park), dies at 38

1996 Barbara Lewis, British obituarist, dies at 55

1996 Henry Jay Lewis, conductor, dies at 63

1995 Jerry Lewis' 30th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,800,000

1995 Lewis T Preston, banker, dies at 68

1995 Lewis Thompson Preston, American Businessman

1994 Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor (High Season, Ace of Spades), dies at 89

1994 Lewis Bingham Keeble, town Planner, dies at 79

1994 Samuel Lewis Francis, painter, dies at 71

1994 Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1994 Jerry Lewis' 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000

1994 David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy, dies at 56

1994 William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz Pianist/Arranger, dies at 79

1994 Lewis A "Lew" Hoad, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56), dies at 59

1994 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games

1994 Lewis B Puller, U.S. writer (Pulitzer 1992), commits suicide at 48

1994 Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1994 Lewis Grizzard, American Writer

1994 Lewis Boddington, aerospace Engineer, dies at 85

1993 Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80

1993 Spike Lee weds Tonya Lewis

1993 Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1993 Actor Daniel Day Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges

1993 Jerry Lewis' 28th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922

1993 Edwina Lewis, actress (Boy Who Cried Bitch), dies of heart attack 42

1993 Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27

1993 San Francisco outfielder Darren Lewis sets record of 267 consec errorless games

1993 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1993 Reginald Lewis, CEO (Beatrice), dies of brain cancer at 50

1992 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him

1992 June Joyce Lewis Fraser, entertainer, dies at 75

1992 Jerry Lewis' 27th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,759,368

1992 Lewis Michael Friedman, pianist, dies at 47 of AIDS

1991 Robert Q Lewis, U.S. comic/TV panel member (RQL Show), dies at 70

1991 Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,071,657

1991 Carl Lewis rus 100m in 9.86 seconds

1991 Darrin Lewis hits his 1st major league HR

1990 Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186

1990 Lewis Mumford, American Sociologist

1989 Jerry Lewis' 24th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $42,737,219

1989 Lewis/Everett/Burrell/Heard run world record 4x200 m (1:19.38)

1989 NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleve, announce new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 Gigahertz

1989 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1988 Carl Lewis runs world record 100m (9.92 sec)

1988 Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113

1988 Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec

1987 Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75

1987 Jerry Lewis' 22nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $39,021,723

1987 Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. announces his retirement

1986 Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733

1986 13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and C Gayle

1986 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley)

1985 Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000

1984 Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566

1984 Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olym track golds

1984 Carl Lewis wins 3rd (200m) of 4 gold medals in Summer

1984 Carl Lewis wins 2nd (long jump) of 4 gold medals in Summer Olympics

1984 Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics

1984 Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8.675 m)

1983 Jerry Lewis' 18th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,691,627

1983 Shawn Lewis, 5th wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, dies of methadone OD

1983 97th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Chris Lewis (62 62 62)

1982 Jerry Lewis' 17th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $28,400,000

1982 Waverley Lewis Root, American Journalist

1981 [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of blues, dies at 88 of a heart attack

1981 Jerry Lewis' 16th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,500,000

1981 Jerry Lewis appears on "Donahue" to defend Telethons

1980 Lewis Milestone, Russian Director

1980 Jerry Lewis' 15th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,103,787

1980 Bryan Buffinton, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, actor, Bill Lewis Jr-Guiding Light

1980 Cara Lewis, Miss Mississippi Teen USA, 1997

1979 Lewis Charles, actor (Feather and Father Gang), dies at 59

1979 Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000

1979 Jamal Lewis, American Athlete

1978 Jerry Lewis' 13th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $29,074,405

1977 Jerry Lewis' 12th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1977 Forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod and Me), dies at 77

1976 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest

1976 Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, Dean Martin appears

1976 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic

1976 Jenny Lewis, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, actress, Becky-Life With Lucy

1975 Jerry Lewis' 10th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1975 Ray Lewis, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1975 Martin Lewis, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors

1975 Troy Slaten, actor, Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1974 Chris Lewis, CFL safety for the Calgary Stampeders

1974 Jermaine Lewis, wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Jerry Lewis' 9th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1974 Edna Lewis Thomas, U.S. actress (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88

1974 Lewis L Strauss, head U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1953-58), dies at 78

1973 Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1973 Juliette Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Natural Born Killers, Cape Fear

1973 Jeff Lewis, NFL quarterback, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32

1972 Ron Lewis, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals

1972 John and Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon

1972 Jerry Lewis' 7th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, John and Yoko appear

1972 Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63

1972 C. Day Lewis, English Poet

1972 Thomas Lewis, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants

1972 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice

1971 Scotty Lewis, WLAF defensive end for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1971 Lewis F Powell, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court

1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice

1971 Corin "Corky" Nemec, Little Rock, actor, Tucker, Parker Lewis

1971 William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan

1971 Chad Lewis, tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles

1971 Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises

1971 Ted Lewis, [Theodore L Friedman], bandleader, dies at 80

1971 Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end, Houston/Tennessee Oilers

1971 Lewis Capes, WLAF defensive tackle for the London Monarchs

1971 Emmanuel Lewis, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Webster

1970 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots

1970 Jerry Lewis' 5th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1969 Lewis Bush, NFL outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers

1969 Mark Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio, infielder for the Detroit Tigers

1969 Mo Lewis, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets

1969 Jerry Lewis' 4th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1969 David Hollander, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Lewis and Clark, What's Happenings?

1969 Todd Lewis, born in Flint, Michigan, 10k runner

1969 John L Lewis, formed (Congress of Industrial Org), dies at 89

1969 John L. Lewis, American Leader

1969 Jerry Lewis Show second run, last airs on NBC-TV

1969 Steven Earl Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, 4X100/400m runner 1988 Olympics gold

1969 William Jayne, actor, Mikey Randall-Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1968 George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16

1968 Darryll Lewis, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers

1968 Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50

1968 Jerry Lewis' 3rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1968 Chris Lewis, cricketer, in Guyana England all-rounder

1967 Jerry Lewis' 2nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1967 Darren Lewis, born in Berkeley, California, outfielder, Chicago White Sox

1967 Charlotte Lewis, born in Kensington, London, actress, Golden Child, Pirates

1966 Paul Lewis, Australian field hockey forward, Olympics-silver-92, 96

1966 Amy Linker, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Lewis and Clark, Lauren-Square Pegs

1966 Smiley Lewis, [Overton Amos Lemons], rocker, dies at 46

1966 Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $15,000

1966 Thyme Lewis, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Jonah-Days of our Lives

1966 Lewis Tillman, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears

1966 Richie Lewis, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins

1965 Todd Lewis, musician, Toadies

1965 Lennox Lewis, WBC boxing champ

1965 Lennox Lewis, born in London, England, Super HW boxer 1988 Olympics gold

1963 C[live] S[taples] Lewis, [Hamilton], author (Silver Chair), dies at 64

1963 C. S. Lewis, English Author

1963 "Shari Lewis Show," last airs on NBC-TV

1963 Jerry Lee Lewis quits Sun Records

1963 Carol Lewis, born in Willingboro, New Jersey, high jumper, Olympic-9th-1984

1963 Marcus Lewis, born in Pontiac, Michigan, singer, Sing me a Song

1962 Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now

1961 Dawnn Lewis, actress, Jaleesa-Different World

1961 Carl Lewis, American Athlete

1960 Deneice Lewis, Lynchburg, Virginia, model

1960 Albert Lewis, NFL cornerback for the Oakland Raiders

1960 Vicki Lewis, Cincinnati, actress, Beth-Newsradio

1958 David Lewis, guitarist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover

1958 Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds Myra

1957 Chris Hayes, California, rock guitarist, Huey Lewis and The News

1957 Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer, Intelligence Park

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance, Steve Allen Show

1957 Wayne Lewis, keyboardist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover

1957 Wyndham Lewis, English Author

1957 Jenifer Lewis, actress, Girl 6, Meteor Man, Sister Act

1956 Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79

1956 76th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Lewis Hoad (46 62 63 63)

1956 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films

1955 Melanie Chartoff, West Haven, Connecticut, actress, Fridays, Parker Lewis

1955 Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver

1954 Mario Cipollina, California, rock bassist, Huey Lewis and The News

1954 Frederick Lewis Allen, American Editor

1953 Jonathan Lewis, trombonist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover

1953 Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73

1953 Lewis Stone, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies of heart attack at 73

1953 John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union

1953 Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation

1953 Sean Hopper, born in California, rock keyboardist, Huey Lewis and The News

1952 Rosa Lewis, English chef/owner (Cavendish Hotel London), dies

1952 Dr. Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery

1952 George Louis Francis Lewis, composer

1951 Bill Gibson, California, rock drummer, Huey Lewis and The News

1951 Harry Sinclair Lewis, U.S. writer (Nobel 1930), dies at 65

1951 Sinclair Lewis, writer, dies at 65

1950 Huey Lewis, born in New York City, vocalist, & the News-Need a New Drug

1950 Johnny Colla, born in California, rock sax, Huey Lewis and The News-Need a New Drug

1950 Lewis Biggs, curator, Tate Gallery-North Liverpool

1949 "My Friend Irma" is 1st of 12 films starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

1949 Tom Tripplehorn, rocker, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1948 Lewis Black, American Comedian

1947 Richard Lewis, born in New York City, comedian, Marty Gold-Anything But Love

1947 Lewis J. Stadlen, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, John-Benson, Savages, Windy City

1947 Lewis Moonie, British MP

1946 Fiona Lewis, Westcliff England, actress, Stunts, Lisztomania

1946 Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, & The Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1946 Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist

1946 Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper, avg 86.33 in 3 Tests

1946 Lewis Grizzard, American Writer

1945 Peter Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape

1945 Lewis F. Payne, Jr., Rep-D-Virginia

1944 Former Washington 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross

1944 Wendell Lewis Wilkie, Republican politician, dies at 52

1944 David Costell, born in Pittsburg, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Diamond Ring

1943 Al Ramsey, born in New Jersey, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1943 David Walker, rock keyboardist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-Diamond Ring

1943 Barbara Lewis, U.S. vocalist, Hello Stranger

1942 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber and Lewis Fields), dies at 74

1942 Brian Jones, [Lewis B Hopkin], English pop guitarist, Rolling Stones

1942 John Lewis, Head Master, Eton College

1941 Willy Lewis' U.S. jazz band performs in Switzerland

1941 Gary Lewis, horse trainer

1941 Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center

1940 Lewis Spratlan, composer

1940 John Lewis, Rep-D-Georgia

1940 Lewis and Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show," premieres in New York City

1940 Lewis Hine, American Photographer

1939 John R West, rock guitarist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1939 Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1938 Alan Lewis, English textile factory/multi-millionaire

1937 Tony Lewis, cricketer, England batsman, captain 1972-73

1937 Stephen Lewis, Canadian Politician

1936 Rudy Lewis, rocker, Drifters

1935 Lewis Arquette, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Horror Show, Book of Love

1935 Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Feriday, Louisiana, country singer, Whole Lotta Shakin'

1935 Geoffrey Lewis, Plainsfield, New Jersey, actor, Earl-Flo, Gun Shy

1935 Kaye Stevens, Pittsburgh, singer/comedienne, Jerry Lewis Show

1935 Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist, Hang on Sloopy

1934 Lewis Alan "Lew" Hoad, Australia, tennis star, Wimbledon 1953, 56

1934 Jerry Lewis, Rep-R-California, 1979-

1934 Rafer Lewis Johnson, Hillsboro, Texas, decathlete 1960 Olympics gold

1934 Shari Lewis, born in Bronx, New York, ventriloquist/puppeteer, Lamb Chop

1933 Bobby Lewis, rocker, Tossin' and Turnin'

1932 Henry Jay Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor/bass, LA Philharmonic 1955-59

1931 Drew Lewis, American Businessman

1930 Nobel for literature awarded to Sinclair Lewis for "Babbitt"

1930 Alfred Lewis Valentine, Jamaican cricket player

1929 Lewis Bennison, dies

1928 David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy

1927 Martin Lewis Perl, American Physicist

1927 Anthony Lewis, columnist New York Times and author, Gideon's Trumpet

1926 Lewis T Preston, banker

1926 Lewis Thompson Preston, American Businessman

1926 Sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"

1926 Pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith)

1926 Robert Hall Lewis, composer

1926 Jerry Lewis, comedian and fund raiser, MDA, loved in France

1926 Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress, This is Music, Paul Dixon Show

1925 Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist

1925 Monica Lewis, actress, Box Office

1924 Tom F Lewis, Rep-R-Florida, 1983-

1923 Samuel Lewis Francis, painter

1921 Robert Q. Lewis, born in New York City, TV host, Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show

1920 Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn

1920 Lewis Charles, New York City, actor, Feather and Father Gang

1920 Lewis Gilbert, born in London, England, director/actor, You Only Live Twice

1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000

1918 Robert Lewis Campbell Lorimer, publisher

1918 Edward B. Lewis, American Scientist

1918 Flora Lewis, American Journalist

1917 Dean Martin, born in Steubenville, Ohio, singer and actor, with Jerry Lewis

1916 David Lewis, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital

1916 George Wyle, born in New York City, orch leader, Jerry Lewis Show, Flip Wilson Show

1915 Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner

1914 William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger

1913 Smiley Lewis, Louisiana, vocalist, I Hear You Knockin'

1912 Lou Brown, Brooklyn, orch leader, Jerry Lewis Show

1912 Roger Lewis, aviation exec, Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am

1910 Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer, Olympic-bronze-1932

1910 Al Lewis, actor, Leo-Car 54, Grandpa-Munsters

1910 William H. Lewis appointed asst attorney general of U.S.

1909 Saul David Alinsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, radical writer, John L Lewis

1907 Lewis Boddington, aerospace engineer

1907 Lewis F Powell, Jr., Virginia, Supreme Court justice, 1972-87

1907 Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Judge

1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon

1905 Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor, High Season, Ace of Spades, Caste

1905 Lewis Wallace, U.S. diplomat/writer (Ben Hur), dies at 77

1904 C. Day Lewis, English Poet

1904 Congress authorizes Lewis and Clark Expo $1 gold coin

1903 George J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr, Don-Zorro

1903 Waverley Lewis Root, American Journalist

1899 Forrest Lewis, actor, Monster of Piedras Blancas

1898 C[live] S[taples] Lewis, UK, sci-fi author, Silver Chair

1898 C. S. Lewis, English Author

1898 Cecil Lewis, airman and writer

1898 Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65

1895 Lewis Milestone, Russian Director

1895 Lewis B. Combs, naval commander and civil engineer

1895 Lewis Mumford, American Sociologist

1893 [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of the blues

1891 Ted Lewis, Circleville, Ohio, bandleader/writer, Is Everybody Happy?

1890 Frederick Lewis Allen, American Editor

1887 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39

1885 Harry Sinclair Lewis, U.S., writer, Babbitt, Nobel 1930

1885 Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic, Main Street, Nobel 1930

1882 Wyndham Lewis, English author/painter, Tarr, Apes of God

1881 Lewis H Morgan, U.S. ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62

1881 Lewis Latimer invents and patents electric lamp with a carbon filament

1880 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37

1880 John L. Lewis, union leader, United Mine Workers, 1920-60

1879 Lewis Stone, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Prisoner of Zenda

1877 Lewis M Terman, Indiana, psychologist, developed Stanford-Binet IQ test

1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75

1875 Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist

1874 Lewis Hine, American Photographer

1870 Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies at 98

1867 Rosa Lewis, society caterer/owner, Cavandish Hotel-England

1867 Henry Lewis Stimson, U.S. minister of War, 1911-13

1867 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer, Weber and Lewis Fields

1865 "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US

1865 Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

1863 Lewis Addison Armistead, Conf brig-gen Gettysburg/dies in battle at 46

1862 [Lewis] Henry Little, U.S. Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45

1862 Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P. Liddell

1850 Lewis Lewin, Germany, toxicologist/father of psychopharmacologist

1849 Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Kentucky

1848 Lewis H Latimer, inventor/engineer

1839 Nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies

1838 William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies at 68

1837 Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady, 1881-85

1835 William Gaston Lewis, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1901

1832 Lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], auth, Alice in Wonderland

1828 Lewis Addison Grant, Bvt Mjr General Union volunteers, died in 1918

1827 Lewis Wallace, Major General Union volunteers and author, Ben Hur

1827 William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General Confederate Army

1824 Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1904

1824 Lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1886

1818 Lewis H. Morgan, U.S., etnologist, Systems of Consanguinity

1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General Union volunteers

1817 Lewis Henry Little, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1862

1817 Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1863

1817 Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1871

1814 Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General Confederate Army

1812 Sacagawea, Shoshone interpreter for Lewis and Clark, dies

1812 Charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly, Connecticut, jeweler, Tiffany

1809 Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis and Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35

1806 Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis from Pacific Northwest

1806 Joseph Lewis Hogg, Brig General Confederate Army, die in 1862

1806 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific coast

1806 Lewis and Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon

1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st Americans to cross continent

1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean

1805 Lewis and Clark 1st sights Pacific Ocean

1805 Lewis and Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains

1804 Charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition begins

1804 Lewis and Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase

1804 Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis for Pacific Coast

1802 Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89

1799 William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) is willed the slave York

1798 Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 71

1782 Lewis Cass, Gov-Mich

1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville, Virginia, capt, Lewis and Clark Expedition

1771 Patrick Gass, Falling Springs, Pennsylvania, sgt of Lewis and Clark Expedition

1770 William Clark, born in Charlottsville, Virginia, 2nd lt of Lewis and Clark Expedition

1748 Lewis Edson, composer

1726 Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence

1713 Francis Lewis, signer, Decl of Ind



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