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2008 Margaret Truman, dies in Chicago, at 83
2004 Margaret Hassan, humanitarian, director of Care in Iraq who was murdered by terrorists, dies at 59 2002 Princess Margaret of England, royalty, dies at 71 2002 Princess Margaret, British Royalty 1998 Margaret Walker, American Poet 1997 Margaret Farrer, midwife, dies at 83 1997 Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish 1997 Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/the Rhine, dies at 83 1996 Peggy (Margaret McCrorie) Herbison, politician, dies at 89 1996 Margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90 1996 Margaret Rawlings, actress (Roman Holiday), dies at 89 1996 Margaret McKay, politician, dies at 85 1996 Margaret Courtenay, actress (Royal Flash, Duet for One), dies at 72 1995 Margaret Annie Nan Macdonald, broadcaster, dies at 87 1995 Margaret Gorman Cahill, 1st Miss America (1921), dies at 90 1995 Margaret Chase Smith, 1st woman Representative and Senator R-Maine, dies at 97 1995 Margaret Barbara Lambert, British historian (Saar), dies at 88 1994 Margaret Skeete, oldest American, dies at 115 1993 Margaret Landon, U.S. author (Anna and the King of Siam), dies at 90 1993 Margaret MacDonald, maid to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 89 1992 Margaret Barker, actress (Fathers and Son), dies of lung cancer at 83 1991 Margaret Ramsay, vocalist, dies 1991 Margaret Tallichet, actress (Stranger on the 3rd Floor), dies 1990 Margaret Thatcher resigns as Britain's PM, replaced by John Majors 1990 Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher 1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister 1990 Last of Margaret Thatcher's original government resigns, Deputy Prime Minister Howe 1990 Margaret Mary Lockwood, actress (Man in Grey, Wicked Lady), dies at 73 1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 1989 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife 1988 Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British Prime Minister this century 1987 Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win 3rd term 1987 Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60 1986 Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit Israel 1985 Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wizard of Oz), dies 1985 Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 1984 China Premier Zhao Ziyang and Margaret Thatcher sign Hong Kong Treaty 1984 IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die 1983 Margaret Thatchers Conservative Party wins British parliamentary election 1983 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visits Falkland Islands 1982 Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British prime minster 1981 Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies 1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes the 1st woman prime minister of Great Britain 1978 Margaret Mead, anthropologist (Thoughts and Female), dies in New York at 76 1978 Margaret Gardiner, of South Africa, crowned 27th Miss Universe 1978 Margaret A. Brewer is 1st female general in the U.S. Marine Corps 1978 Theodore Bundy kills Florida State University coeds Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman 1978 Margaret Bowman and Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy 1977 Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61 1976 Margaret Bannerman, actress (Great Defender), dies at 79 1976 Mary Margaret McBride, TV hostess (Mary Margaret McBride), dies at 76 1976 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years 1976 Margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53 1976 Margaret Leighton, British actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 1975 Margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party 1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for Conservative leadership 1973 Margaret Anderson, American Editor 1973 43rd French Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beats C Evert (67 76 64) 1973 Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California 1973 47th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75) 1972 Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer, dies at 104 1972 Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80 1972 Margaret A R Bonds, U.S. pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59 1972 Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 1971 Peruvian Airlines Electra crashes at headwaters of Amazon, killing all except Juliane Margaret Koepcke found 10 days later 1971 Margaret Bourke-White, U.S. photographer, dies at 67 1970 Margaret Langford, Vancouver BC, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1970 77th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats King (14-12 11-9) 1970 British government of Edward Heath forms, with Margaret Thatcher 1969 83rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Nancy Richey (62 62) 1969 U.S. amateur Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beat Virginia Wade (46 63 60) 1968 Margaret Cho, actress/comedienne, Face/Off 1968 Margaret Young, American Musician 1968 Margaret Seddon, dies at 95 1967 Margaret Platt, New York City, New York, golfer, 1995 Healthsouth-9th 1967 Margaret Crowley, Australian 800m/1500m runner 1996 Olympics 1966 Margaret Sanger, U.S. feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86 1965 79th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Billie Jean King (86 75) 1965 72nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats M Fraiser (64 75) 1965 Margaret Dumont [Daisy Baker], actress (Animal Crackers), dies at 75 1964 Sarah FE Armstrong-Jones, daughter of princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon 1964 Margaret Haddix, American Author 1964 Margaret Chase Smith, Senator-R-Maine, tries for Republican President bid 1963 77th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Margaret Smith Court (75 64) 1962 76th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Darlene Hard (97 64) 1961 David AC viscount Linley, son of English princess Margaret/mystic 1960 English prince Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) 1960 Meg Tilly, Margaret, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Big Chill, Impulse 1960 34th Australian Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats J Lehane (75 62) 1960 Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 1957 Margaret Spellings, American Public Servant 1957 Margaret Colin, actress, Independence Day, Three Men and a Baby 1956 Margaret Wycherly, actress (Claudia), dies at 74 1953 Margaret L. Augustine, born in Buffalo, New York, project manager, Biosphere 2 1951 Future British Prime Minister Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher 1951 Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 1951 Margaret Johnson Bailes, born in Bronx, New York, 4X100 runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1950 Margaret Whitton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Good and Evil, Major League 1950 64th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont beats D Hart (63 63) 1949 Margaret Mitchell, U.S. writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 1948 Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress 1948 Margaret Trudeau, Vancouver BC, former Canadian 1st lady 1948 Eleanor Margaret Burbridge, astronomer and educator 1948 Margaret [Edith] Weis, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragons of Spring Dawning 1948 Margaret Weis, American Writer 1948 Little Peggy March, Margaret Battavio, vocalist, I Will Follow Him 1947 Margaret Rhea Seddon, born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, MD/astronaut, STS-51D, 40, SK:58 1947 President Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert 1947 54th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne beat Doris Hart (62 64) 1945 Margaret Impert, Horseheads, New York, actress, Maggie, Spencer's Pilots 1945 Margaret Deland, American Novelist 1944 58th U.S. Womens Tennis: P Betz beats Margaret Osborne duPont (63 86) 1944 Alison Margaret Bauld, composer 1942 Margaret Murdock, U.S., small bore rifle, Silver Medal 1976 Olympics 1942 Margaret Smith Court, born in Australia, tennis pro, 1970 Grand Slam 1942 Margaret Wright, chief commissioner, Guide Association 1941 Margaret Price, Tredegar Wales, soprano, Pamlina-Die Zauberflote 1939 Margaret E Atwood, author and poet 1939 Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist 1939 Margaret Drabble, British author, Needle's Eye 1938 Margaret Hamilton's costume catches fire in filming of "Wizard of Oz" 1938 Margaret Forster, British Author 1938 Margaret Howard, British broadcaster 1938 Margaret Daly, British MEP 1937 Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind" 1937 Margaret O'Brien, San Diego, actress, Jane Eyre, Meet Me in St. Louis 1936 Margaret Boden, philosopher 1936 "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, published 1936 Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind" published 1936 Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author 1934 Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser, BBC 1933 Margaret Talmadge, dies 1933 Margaret Laird, Commissioner, Third Church Estates 1932 Bernard Ingham, press secretary, Margaret Thatcher 1932 Timothy Renton, born in England, born Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, politician, Conservative Party, Minister of State, Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip, Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex 1931 Margaret Heckler, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1983-85 1930 Princess Margaret, British Royalty 1930 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, principal, Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford 1929 Margaret Bondfield becomes 1st Dutch female minister (of Labor) 1929 Margaret Pereira, forensic scientist 1928 Margaret Rule, consultant, Mary Rose Trust 1928 Margaret Pereira, forensic scientist 1926 Margaret Laurence, Canadian Novelist 1925 Margaret Thatcher, born in Grantham, England, Tory, British Prime Minister, 1979 - 1990 1924 Margaret Whiting, born in Detroit, singer, Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family 1924 Margaret Truman, born in Missouri, singer, writer, only daughter of President Harry and Bess Truman 1924 Margaret Beda Nicholson, author, No Medals for the Major 1924 Margaret Whiting, big band singer 1923 Margaret Courtenay, actress, Royal Flash, Duet for One 1923 Margaret Bondfield, 1st woman chairman, Trades Union Congress 1922 Margaret Scott, founder, Australian Ballet School 1922 Margaret Stacey, sociologist 1922 Margaret Leighton, Birmingham England, actress, Astonished Heart 1921 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington D.C.) 1921 Margaret Gowing, professor, history, science 1918 Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min 1918 Margaret Dupont, tennis champion 1918 Margaret Osborne DuPont, born in Joseph, Oregon, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1948-50 1917 Margaret Taylor Burroughs, U.S. author/house painter, Black Queen 1916 Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) 1916 Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln) 1916 Margaret Lockwood, Karachi India, actress, Lady Vanishes 1916 Martha Raye, Margaret Reed, Butte Mont, actress, Martha Raye Show 1916 Margaret Hayden Rector, playwright, living legacy award 1995 1915 Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents 1915 Margaret Walker Alexander, poet and novelist, For My People 1915 Margaret Walker, American Poet 1915 Denis Thatcher, husband of British Prime Minister Margaret, 1979 - 1990 1914 Margaret Farrer, CEO, Central Midwives Board 1913 Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/Rhine 1913 Margaret A. R. Bonds, U.S. pianist, composer and arranger 1911 Margaret Sullavan, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actress, Back Street 1911 Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate, composer 1911 Margot Grahame, born in Canterbury, England, born Margaret Clark, actress, compared to Jean Harlow, dubbed the 'Aluminum Blonde', performed with Bebe Daniels in The Fabulous Joe 1910 Margaret Lindsay, Dubuque Iowa, actress, Take a Guess 1907 Margaret Peggy McCrorie Herbison, politician 1907 Margaret Herbison, British minister, Lab 1906 Margaret Barbara Lambert, British historian, Saar 1906 Margaret Bourke-White, photographer, innovator and correspondent 1906 Margaret Rawlings, actress, Roman Holiday 1902 Margaret Hamilton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz 1902 Margaret Hamilton, born in Ohio, wicked witch of the west, Wizard of Oz 1901 Margaret Mead, born in Philadelphia, anthropologist, Coming of Age in Samoa 1901 James A Herne, J Aherne, U.S. playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies 1900 Margaret Mitchell, author, Gone With the Wind 1899 Mary Margaret McBride, Paris, Missouri, radio personality, WOR-AM, New York City 1897 Margaret Chase Smith, born in Skowhegan, Maine, Representative-R-Maine 1940 - 1949 and Senator-R-Maine 1949 - 1973 1897 Margaret Sutherland, composer 1896 Margaret Bannerman, born in Toronto, Ontario, actress, Elopement 1896 Margaret Kennedy, novelist 1892 Margaret Rutherford, England, actress, Murder Most Foul 1889 Margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil, Day at the Races 1886 Margaret Anderson, American Editor 1886 Margaret A. Barnes, writer 1881 Margaret Wycherly, born in London, England, actress, Keeper of the Flame 1879 Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent 1879 Julia Margaret Cameron, British Photographer 1873 Margaret Bondfield, British Labour leader/1st woman cabinet member 1867 Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer 1865 Margaret Murray Washington, wife of Booker T/head, NACW 1896..1918 1864 Margaret E Breckinridge, U.S. nurse/daughter of Vice President John, dies 1860 James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist, Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan 1857 Margaret Deland, American Novelist 1850 [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, U.S. feminist/revolutionary, dies 1838 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" 1828 Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist and biographer, Beleaguered City 1815 Julia Margaret Cameron, British Photographer 1810 [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, U.S. feminist/revolutionary, New York Tribune 1810 Margaret Fuller, American Critic 1788 Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady, 1849-50 1649 Margaret Coventry, 1st English earl of Shaftesbury, dies 1482 Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies 1093 Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies |
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