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2005 Wolfgang Bauer, writer, playwright, works translated into 24 languages, include, 'Magic Afternoon', 'Change', dies of heart failure in Graz, Styria
1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57 1996 Patrick Cargill, actor (Up Pompeii, Magic Christian), dies at 77 1996 Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists 1995 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games 1995 Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics) 1994 "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances 1994 "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances 1992 Orlanda Magic scores 14 3-pointers (2 shy of record) 1992 Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA foward Magic Johnson 1992 Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform 1992 Angela Carter, British novelist (Magic Toyshop), dies of cancer at 51 1991 Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from Los Angeles Lakers 1991 Regis Toomey, actor (Dive Bomber, Cry Danger, Magic Town), dies at 89 1991 NBA star Magic Johnson marries Earletha "Cookie" Kelly 1991 Magic Johnson weds Erieatha "Cookie" Kelly 1991 "Michael Jackson: Magic and Madness" goes on sale 1991 Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assistswith 9,898 1991 Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies 1990 Eddie Quillan, actor (Brigadoon, Summer Magic), dies of cancer at 83 1989 Orlando Magic's 1st NBA game, loses to Nets, 111-106 1988 Leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49 1986 "Blacke's Magic," last airs on NBC-TV 1985 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cozzene, Life's Magic, Pebbles, Precisionist, Proud Truth, Tasso, Twilight Ridge at Aqueduct 1985 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cozzene, Life's Magic, Pebbles, Precisionist, Proud Truth, Tasso, Twilight Ridge 1984 "Backstage Magic" opens at CommuniCore 1983 18/10? Albert "Carel" Willink, painter: magic(al)-realism, dies at 83 1983 19/10? Albert "Carel" Willink, painter: magic(al)-realism, dies at 83 1980 Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year 1979 10 rebounds and 10 assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 pts 1978 "Magic Show" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 1859 performances 1976 Johnny Mercer, U.S. songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66 1974 Jason Lawson, NBA center, Orlando Magic 1974 Johnny Taylor, NBA forward, Orlando Magic 1974 "Magic Show" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 1859 performances 1974 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show," premieres in New York City 1973 Brian Evans, NBA forward, Orlando Magic 1973 David Vaughn, NBA forward, Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors 1972 Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold 1971 Charles Outlaw, NBA forward, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic 1970 Brooks Thompson, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1968 Darrell Armstrong, NBA guard, Orlando Magic 1968 Derek Strong, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic 1968 Nick Anderson, NBA guard and forward, Orlando Magic 1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California 1966 Donald Royal, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic 1966 Brian Shaw, NBA guard, Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors 1965 Harvey Grant, NBA forward, Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Wizards 1965 Rony Seikaly, NBA center, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors 1964 Joe Wolf, NBA forward and center, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets 1964 Kenny Gattison, NBA forward, Orlando Magic 1964 Mark Price, NBA guard, Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic 1963 Anthony Bowie, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1963 Gerald Wilkins, NBA guard, Orlando Magic 1963 Terry Catledge, NBA star, Orlando Magic 1963 Jon Koncak, NBA center, Orlando Magic 1963 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2 1961 Derek Harper, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1959 Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michigan, NBA Forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics 1959 Magic Johnson, American Athlete 1959 Dan Schayes, NBA center and forward, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic 1959 Ben Okri, born in London, of Nigerian descent, poet, author, won Booker Prize 1991, for book 'The Famished Road', described as a magic realist 1952 Yukihiro Yakahashi, rocker, Yellow Magic Orchestra 1952 Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese, rocker, Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orchestra 1950 "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel 1950 Operation Magic Carpet concludes transporting 45,000 Yemenite Jews 1950 Mercedes R. Lackey, U.S., sci-fi author, Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn 1948 Operation Magic Carpet - 1st plane from Yemen carrying Jews to Israel 1947 Carlos Santana, born in Mexico, rock guitarist, Santana-Black Magic Woman 1945 Dave Lee Travis, born in Derbyshire, England, radio presenter, stage name DLT, hosted shows on Garrison Radio, BBC Radio 1, Magic Network, DAB Digital Radio 1945 Magic Dick, Richard Salwitz, harmonicaist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1944 Zal Yanovsky, rock guitarist, Lovin' Spoonful-Do You Believe in Magic 1943 Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist, Mr Magic 1942 Susan Hill, English playwright, Magic Apple Tree 1941 Wolfgang Bauer, born in Graz, Styria, writer, playwright, works translated into 24 languages, include, 'Magic Afternoon', 'Change' 1940 Lonnie Liston Smith, U.S. jazz performer, Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady 1940 Ringo Starr, Beatle drummer/actor, Magic Christian 1938 Peter Yarrow, New York City, Peter, Paul and Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon 1937 Anthony Hopkins, born in Wales, actor, Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty 1937 Magic Sam, rocker, Chicago Bluesman 1934 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion 1931 Jacques Demy, born in France, director, Lola, Magic Donkey 1931 Hal Linden, Harold Lipshitz, actor, Barney Miller, Blacke's Magic 1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1920 Jean Carmet, actor, Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic 1918 Dorothy McGuire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actress, Old Yeller, Summer Magic 1914 Guus Verstraete Sr, August de Graef, Dutch actor/dir, Black Magic 1912 Louis Prima, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, That Old Black Magic 1912 Johan Daisne, Herman Thiery, Belgian writer, magic realism 1909 Johnny Mercer, Savannah, Georgia, lyricist, Moon River, Old Black Magic 1907 Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer and actor, Magic Horn 1906 Gottlob Frick, born in Germany, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, best known recording is Osmin, in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Rocco in Fidelio, Sarastro in The Magic Flute 1901 Pauline Starke, Joplin, Missouri, actress, Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic 1900 [Albert] Carel Willink, Dutch painter, magic realism 1893 Richard Drigo's ballet "Magic Flute" premieres, St. Petersburg 1875 Thomas Mann, Germany, novelist, Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929 1870 Magic (U.S.) defeats Cambria (England) in 2nd running of America's Cup 1791 Mozart's opera "Magic Flute" premieres in Vienna 1601 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor, magic lantern 1492 In Spain, 6 Jews and 5 Conversos are accused of using black magic |
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