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1998 "Capeman," opens at Marquis Theater New York City

1997 Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games

1997 Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17)

1997 "Victor/Victoria" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 738 performances

1995 "Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 738 performances

1995 "Damn Yankees" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 510 performances

1994 "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances

1993 "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 188 performances

1993 "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 188 performances

1992 "Oba Oba '93" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 22 performances

1992 "Oba Oba '93" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 22 performances

1992 "Man of La Mancha" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 108 performances

1992 "Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 108 performances

1991 "Nick and Nora" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 9 performances

1991 "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 9 performances

1991 "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances

1991 "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances

1991 "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances

1990 "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances

1989 "Me and My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 1420 performances

1986 "Me and My Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 1420 performances

1986 Marquis Theater opens at 1535 Broadway New York City

1967 Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians

1961 George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75

1954 Gail Marquis, WBL forward, New York Stars, Olympics silver 1976

1940 Marquis of Tavistock, English large landowner/multi-millionaire

1937 Don Marquis, American Poet

1937 Guglielmo Marconi, Italian engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies

1909 Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, French Minister of War (1899-1900), dies at 79

1899 Lord Winchester, British marquis/major, dies in battle

1897 Marquis C de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore Ethiopia

1878 Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel

1876 Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83

1850 Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned

1834 Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies

1830 Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/Minister of War, 1899-1900

1814 Marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74

1804 Francisco marquis Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright, dies at 75

1792 Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane

1784 Marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille

1783 Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st free balloon flight

1782 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52

1777 Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army

1777 Marquis de Lafayette lands in US

1771 Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens, French author, dies at 66

1764 Jeanne-Antoinette-Poison LeNormant d'Etoiles, Marquis de Pomador, dies

1759 Marquis and Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed

1757 Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary

1754 Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain

1743 Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher

1740 Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer, Justine

1732 Eugene JP earl the Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58

1730 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, English PM, 1765-76

1695 George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61

1691 Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies

1685 Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies

1674 Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo

1671 Hugues de Lionne marquis de Berny, French ambassador to Rome, dies

1670 Dorothy, 1st English marquis of Halifax, dies

1655 Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83

1650 James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged

1641 Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman, Marquis de Louvois

1633 George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax/author, Character of a Trimmer

1630 Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61

1625 Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies

1617 Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered

1613 Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, dies at 64

1590 Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33

1588 Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies

1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona

1582 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75

1557 Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty

1549 Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc

1458 Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies


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