1998 Event "Capeman," opens at Marquis Theater New York City 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17) 1997 Event "Victor/Victoria" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 738 performances 1995 Event "Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 738 performances 1995 Event "Damn Yankees" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 510 performances 1994 Event "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 188 performances 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 188 performances 1992 Event "Oba Oba '93" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 22 performances 1992 Event "Oba Oba '93" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 22 performances 1992 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 108 performances 1992 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 108 performances 1991 Event "Nick and Nora" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 9 performances 1991 Event "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 9 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances 1991 Event "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances 1990 Event "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances 1989 Event "Me and My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 1420 performances 1986 Event "Me and My Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 1420 performances 1986 Event Marquis Theater opens at 1535 Broadway New York City 1967 Birthday Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians 1961 Death George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75 1954 Birthday Gail Marquis, WBL forward, New York Stars, Olympics silver 1976 1940 Birthday Marquis of Tavistock, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1937 Death Don Marquis, American Poet 1937 Death Guglielmo Marconi, Italian engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies 1909 Death Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, French Minister of War (1899-1900), dies at 79 1899 Death Lord Winchester, British marquis/major, dies in battle 1897 Event Marquis C de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore Ethiopia 1878 Birthday Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel 1876 Death Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 1850 Death Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned 1834 Death Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies 1830 Birthday Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/Minister of War, 1899-1900 1814 Death Marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74 1804 Death Francisco marquis Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright, dies at 75 1794 Death Marquis de Condorcet (Marie Jean Antoine Nicholas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet) , philosopher, mathematician, early political scientist and inventor of the Condorcet method, dies 1792 Birthday Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane 1784 Event Marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille 1783 Event Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st free balloon flight 1782 Death Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52 1777 Event Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army 1777 Event Marquis de Lafayette lands in US 1771 Death Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens, French author, dies at 66 1764 Death Jeanne-Antoinette-Poison LeNormant d'Etoiles, Marquis de Pomador, dies 1759 Death Marquis and Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed 1757 Birthday Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary 1754 Event Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain 1743 Birthday Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher 1740 Birthday Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer, Justine 1732 Death Eugene JP earl the Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58 1730 Birthday Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, English PM, 1765-76 1695 Death George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 1691 Death Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies 1685 Death Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies 1674 Birthday Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo 1671 Death Hugues de Lionne marquis de Berny, French ambassador to Rome, dies 1670 Death Dorothy, 1st English marquis of Halifax, dies 1655 Death Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83 1650 Death James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged 1641 Birthday Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman, Marquis de Louvois 1633 Birthday George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax/author, Character of a Trimmer 1630 Death Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61 1625 Death Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies 1617 Death Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered 1613 Death Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, dies at 64 1590 Death Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 1588 Death Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies 1586 Birthday Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona 1582 Death Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 1557 Birthday Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty 1549 Birthday Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc 1458 Death Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies
