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2013 Event - The 2012-13 Biathlon World Cup ends, with Martin Fourcade winning men's and Tora Berger winning women's overall World Cup titles

2012 Event - The first space-bound Orion spacecraft is unveiled in Cape Canaveral, FloridaFlorida by NASA and Lockheed Martin

2008 Death - Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act, dies

2004 Death - Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist

2003 Event - 75th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Chicago wins Best Picture, Adrian Brody and Nicole Kidman win lead acting awards

2001 Death - Harvey Martin, American Athlete

2001 Event - 73rd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Gladiator wins Best Picture, Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts win lead acting awards

2000 Death - Martin Mailman, composer, teacher, guest conductor-composer at over 90 colleges across the U.S. and Europe dies in Denton, Texas

2000 Death - Helen Martin, actress, Bulworth, dies at 90

2000 Death - Don Martin, Mad cartoonist, dies at 68

1999 Death - Boxcar Willie, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music, dies from leukemia, in Branson, Missouri, at age 67

1998 Event - "Sound of Music," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Death - Martin Carter, poet/critic, dies at 70

1997 Event - "Eugene Onegin," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Event - "Eugene Onegin," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Event - "Cherry Orchard," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Event - "Cherry Orchard," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Event - "Annie," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Event - New Jersey Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game

1997 Event - Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray

1997 Event - "Annie," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1997 Death - Martin Kippenberger, German Artist

1996 Event - "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1996 Event - "Dreams and Nightmares," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1996 Death - Joe Elsby Martin, boxing coach, dies at 80

1996 Death - Lawrence Martin Jenco, priest, dies at 61

1996 Death - Martin Corbett, gay activist, dies at 51

1996 Event - "Moon Over Buffalo" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 308 performances

1996 Event - Martin Moxon and Michael Vaughan make 362 1st wkt Yorks vs. Glam

1996 Event - Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania

1996 Death - Martin Balsam, actor (Archie's Place), dies at 76

1996 Death - Arthur Sydney Martin, spycatcher, dies at 81

1995 Death - Dean Martin, singer and actor (Return to Me), dies at 78

1995 Event - Last day of Test cricket for Martin Crowe

1995 Death - Thomas Augustine Martin, academic, dies at 59

1995 Event - "Moon Over Buffalo" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 308 performances

1995 Death - Karl Anton Martin Gerhard Gerd Bucerius, publisher, dies at 89

1995 Death - Martin Louis "Marty" Paich, jazz arranger, dies at 70

1995 Death - Len Martin, sports broadcaster, dies at 76

1995 Death - Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54

1995 Death - Charles Martin, cartoonist, dies at 85

1995 Event - Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4

1995 Death - Ernest H Martin, impressario, dies at 75

1995 Death - Etienne Martin, French sculptor, dies at 82

1995 Death - Martin Soames, traveller, dies at 91

1995 Event - "Guys and Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 1143 performances

1994 Event - Nobel prize for physiology awarded to Alfred Gilman and Martin Rodbell

1994 Event - Martin Brodeur becomes 1st Devil to win Calder Trophy

1994 Death - Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23

1994 Event - 82nd Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (76 64 64)

1994 Death - Martin Kosleck, German/US actor (Hitler Gang), dies at 86

1993 Event - Shari Beadley weds Christopher Martin (Kid 'n Play)

1993 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time

1992 Event - WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry

1992 Death - Martin Arsenault, actor (Guilty by Suspicion), dies of an ulcer

1992 Event - "Grand Hotel" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 1,018 performances

1992 Event - "Guys and Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1143 performances

1992 Death - Martin Engelman, Dutch cartoonist/painter/graphic artist, dies

1991 Event - Martin Lopez-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)

1991 Death - Martin Rosenblatt, actor (Splitz, Annie Hall, New York Stories), dies at 74

1991 Death - Martin Ashe, dies

1991 Event - Martin Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:52.51)

1991 Event - NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day

1991 Birthday - Nicholas Garland, son of Pamela Sue Martin

1991 Event - Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make 467 stand vs. SL, world record

1990 Death - Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46

1990 Death - Martin Ritt, U.S., director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70

1990 Death - Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan), dies of cancer at 76

1990 Death - Christine Forrest, actress (Martin), dies

1990 Event - Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss

1989 Death - Billy Martin, New York Yankee manager, killed in a car accident at 61

1989 Event - "Grand Hotel" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1018 performances

1989 Event - "Into the Woods" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 764 performances

1989 Death - Walter Martin, American Clergyman

1989 Event - Mary Martin in "Peter Pan," 1st seen on TV since 1973

1988 Event - Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager

1987 Event - "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 764 performances

1987 Event - Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time

1987 Death - Dan Rowan, actor (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in), dies at 65

1987 Event - Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina

1987 Death - Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29

1987 Death - Dean Paul Martin, actor (Billy-Misfits of Science), dies at 35

1986 Event - Billy Martin Day, his uniform number 1 retired

1986 Event - Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay Alaska to Argentina

1986 Event - Lebanese kidnappers released Reverend Lawrence Martin Jenco

1986 Death - Martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63

1986 Event - 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

1985 Event - Billy Martin is fired by Yankees for 4th time

1985 Event - Billy Martin's right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson

1985 Death - Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67

1985 Event - Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time

1985 Event - "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1984 Death - Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK, Jr., dies at 84

1984 Event - "Rink" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 204 performances

1984 Death - Martin Niemoller, German submarine captain and anti-nazi minister, dies at 92

1984 Event - "Rink" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 204 performances

1983 Event - President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day

1983 Event - Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday

1983 Death - Freddy Martin, orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76

1983 Birthday - William Hung, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, outsider musician, rose to fame for an off-key performance of 'She Bangs' by Ricky Martin on 'American Idol' show

1983 Event - Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time

1982 Event - Billy Martin fired as manager of Oakland A's

1982 Event - Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager

1982 Event - Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs. Australia Wellington, run out 9

1981 Event - "1st" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 37 performances

1981 Event - "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 37 performances

1981 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's

1981 Death - Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69

1981 Death - Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61

1981 Event - Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson

1981 Event - "Bring Back Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 4 performances

1981 Event - "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 4 performances

1980 Event - "Onward Victoria" opens/closes at Martin Beck New York City for 1 performance

1980 Death - Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77

1980 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's

1980 Death - Strother Martin, actor (Slapshot), dies of heart attack at 61

1980 Event - "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 8 performances

1980 Event - "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 8 performances

1980 Event - A's manager Billy Martin restrained by umps from attacking a fan

1980 Death - Kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65

1979 Event - Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time)

1979 Event - Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost percentage .636) replaces Billy Martin

1979 Event - Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy

1979 Event - Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches

1979 Event - In New York 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank manager

1979 Event - Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon

1979 Event - Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar

1979 Event - Martin Sherman's "Bent," premieres in London

1979 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's

1979 Event - President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday

1979 Event - K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste"

1978 Event - James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu

1978 Event - On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager

1978 Event - At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees

1978 Event - Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager

1978 Event - Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson

1978 Event - Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him

1978 Event - Superbowl XII: Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos, 27-10 in N Orleans Superbowl MVP: Harvey Martin, Dallas, DE and Randy White, Dallas, DT

1977 Death - Groucho Martin, New York City, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86

1977 Death - Johanna Andersen-Nexo, wife of Danish poet Martin A-N, dies at 74

1977 Event - Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Martin Luther King, Jr.

1977 Event - "Happy End" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 75 performances

1977 Event - Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation

1977 Event - Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured

1977 Event - James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison

1977 Event - "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 75 performances

1977 Death - Clive Martin Douglas, composer, dies at 73

1977 Event - Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6

1977 Birthday - Chris Martin, born in Exeter, England, singer, songwriter, musician, member and lead vocalist of Coldplay band, married to Gwyneth Paltrow

1977 Event - Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Hall of Fame

1977 Birthday - Martin Hohenberger, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998

1976 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees)

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

1976 Death - Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86

1975 Birthday - Kellie Martin, actress, Becca Thatcher-Life Goes On

1975 Birthday - Kellie Martin, Riverside California, actress, Life Goes On, Cristy

1975 Event - Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees

1975 Event - Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager

1975 Birthday - Martin Lewis, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors

1974 Death - Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84

1974 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers)

1974 Birthday - Martin Henderson, New Zealander Actor

1974 Birthday - Martin Muursepp, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks

1974 Event - Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day

1974 Death - Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church

1974 Event - Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV

1974 Birthday - Martin Love, cricketer, high scoring Queensland batsman, Australia 1995

1973 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers

1973 Event - Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers

1973 Death - George Macready, U.S., actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place), dies at 73

1973 Event - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, last airs on NBC-TV

1973 Event - Dueling Tubas by Martin Mull hits #92

1973 Birthday - Curtis Martin, NFL running back for the New England Patriots

1973 Birthday - Wes Martin, born in Calgary, golfer, 1990 Alberta, Jr. Masters-2nd

1973 Birthday - Demetrice Martin, WLAF cornerback for the Scotland Claymores

1972 Event - Martin Bormanns skeleton found in Berlin (Hitlers deputy)

1972 Birthday - Sandrine Holt, born in London, England, actress, model, appeared in '24' as Evelyn Martin and 'The L Word' television series

1972 Death - Martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies

1972 Birthday - Martin Straka, Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Florida

1972 Birthday - Martin Damm, Czech Republic, tennis star

1972 Birthday - Martin Miller, CFL safety for the BC Lions

1972 Birthday - Martin Keino, born in Nyeri, Kenya, 1.5k runner

1972 Birthday - Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada

1972 Birthday - Martin St. Pierre, born in Ripon, Quebec, 20k walker in 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Martin Prochazka, born in Slany, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Toronto, 1998 Olympics Gold

1971 Event - "Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 7 performances

1971 Event - "Great Harp" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 7 performances

1971 Birthday - Ricky Martin, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, singer, famous member of Menudo, Latin boy band, albums include 'Sound Loaded', 'Life'

1971 Birthday - Martin Freeman, English Actor

1971 Death - Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64

1971 Birthday - Martin Quinney, Quesnel BC, Canada Tour golfer, 1994 Glen Meadows-2nd

1971 Birthday - Martin Suji, cricketer, Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup

1971 Birthday - Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1994 Olympics

1971 Death - Martin Bodmer, writer, dies

1971 Birthday - Martin Rucinsky, born in Most, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Darrick Martin, NBA guard for the Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves

1970 Birthday - Marian Smerciak, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998

1970 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Detroit Tigers

1970 Birthday - Todd Martin, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, tennis star, 1988 USTA Boys' 18

1970 Birthday - Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks

1970 Birthday - Emerson Martin, NFL guard, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers

1970 Birthday - William Martin III, born in Charleston, South Carolina, finn yachter, Olympics-23rd-1996

1970 Death - Josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68

1969 Birthday - Martin Ulrich, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998

1969 Event - Billy Martin fired as Twins' manager

1969 Birthday - Peter Martin, cricketer, Lancashire and England pace bowler 1995

1969 Birthday - Zdeno Ciger, Martin Slo, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1969 Event - Billy Martin (97-65) is fired as manager of AL West-winning Twins

1969 Birthday - Martin Haywood, cricketer, NSW opening batsman

1969 Birthday - Martin Driever, WLAF tight end for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1969 Birthday - Rudolf Martin, Germany, actor, Anton-All My Children

1969 Birthday - Laurel Martin, born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics

1969 Birthday - Martin McCague, cricketer, in Ulster AIS product, England quickie 1993-94

1969 Birthday - Martin Driever, WLAF tight end for the Rhein Fire

1969 Event - James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1969 Birthday - Martin Bicknell, cricketer, England pace bowler 1993

1969 Birthday - Robert Svehla, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Florida Panthers, Slovakia

1968 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Twins

1968 Birthday - Martin Lowenfish, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics

1968 Event - James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured

1968 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta

1968 Event - 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1968 Event - Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination

1968 Death - Martin Luther King, Jr., (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39

1968 Death - Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

1968 Birthday - Errol Martin, CFL linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos

1968 Death - Joseph Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, dies at 83

1968 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign

1968 Birthday - Martin Sinner, Koblenz Germany, tennis star, 1990 Pretoria

1968 Event - "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" premieres on NBC

1968 Death - Lee Tracy, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 69

1968 Event - "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 293 performances

1967 Birthday - Al Martin, Covina California, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1967 Death - Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies

1967 Birthday - Martin Harrison, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings

1967 Death - Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64

1967 Birthday - Martin Laamers, soccer player, Vitesse

1967 Death - Nigel Martin Balchin, novelist, dies

1967 Event - "Hallelujah, Baby!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 293 performances

1967 Birthday - Barret Martin, rocker, Screaming Trees

1967 Birthday - Laura Martin, LaJolla California, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-13th-1994

1966 Birthday - Norberto Martin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, infielder, Chicago White Sox

1966 Birthday - Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd

1966 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march

1966 Event - "Rowan and Martin Show," debuts on NBC-TV

1966 Birthday - Gary Martin, cricket pace bowler, Zimbabwe ODI

1966 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago

1965 Birthday - Wayne Martin, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints

1965 Event - "Drat! - The Cat!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 8 performances

1965 Event - "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 8 performances

1965 Birthday - Martin Mayhew, NFL cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1965 Birthday - Tony Martin, NFL wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers

1965 Death - Martin Buber, German/Israel philosopher/zionist/theologist, dies at 87

1965 Event - "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 199 performances

1965 Birthday - Kelvin Martin, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles

1965 Birthday - Martin Lawrence, born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, comedian, actor, producer, director, appeared in his own hit series, Martin on FOX

1965 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama

1965 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

1965 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama

1965 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters

1964 Event - "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 199 performances

1964 Event - J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar"

1964 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize

1964 Event - Martin Walser's "Der Schwarze Schwan," premieres in Stuttgart

1964 Birthday - Martin Jaite, Argentina, tennis star

1964 Birthday - Tod Bass, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In

1964 Birthday - Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer, world record 200m

1964 Event - "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances

1964 Event - "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 3 performances

1964 Death - Edie Martin, actor (Titfield Thunderbolt), dies at 84

1964 Event - Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking

1963 Event - Martin Walser's "oberlebensgross Herr Krott," premieres in Stuttgart

1963 Death - Fred Hillebrand, actor (Martin Kane), dies at 69

1963 Event - Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial

1963 Birthday - Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963 Event - "Milk and Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 543 performances

1963 Birthday - Martin Bashir, British Journalist

1962 Birthday - Martin Bayless, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs

1962 Birthday - Jon Secada, born in Havana, Cuba, born Juan Francisco Secada, singer, songwriter for himself and for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Grammy-Award winner

1962 Event - Martin Walser's "Esche und Angora," premieres in Berlin

1962 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia

1962 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia

1962 Birthday - Martin Pavlu, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998

1962 Event - 76th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Martin Mulligan (62 62 61)

1962 Event - Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums

1962 Birthday - Martin Rongen, Dutch pop drummer, Rowwen Heze-Boem

1962 Birthday - Martin D Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary

1962 Birthday - Martin McAloon, rocker, Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good

1961 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany, Georgia

1961 Event - Martin Walser's "Der Abstecher," premieres in Munich

1961 Event - "Milk and Honey" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 543 performances

1961 Birthday - Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet

1961 Event - "Bye Bye Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 607 performances

1961 Event - Martin L. King protests for black voting right in Miami

1961 Birthday - Martin Gore, rocker, Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough

1961 Birthday - Jim Martin, born in Oakland California, rock guitarist, Faith No More-Real Thing

1961 Event - "Happiest Girl in the World" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 97 performances

1961 Event - "Happiest Girl in the World" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 97 performances

1961 Birthday - Martin Degville, rocker, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111

1960 Birthday - Martin van Yellow, soccer player, Willem II

1960 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in

1960 Birthday - Eric Martin, born in Long Island, New York, singer, hard rock genre, played with Mr. Big, rock band that produced hit song, 'To Be With You'

1960 Birthday - Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner, Olympic-silver 1988

1960 Birthday - Joseph Martin Mudd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1988 Federal Express

1960 Event - "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 607 performances

1960 Event - "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances

1959 Birthday - Martin Atkins, born in Coventry, England, Martin Clive Atkins, rocker, musician, worked with post-punk, industrial group Public Image Ltd., Ministry

1959 Birthday - Martin Weston, born in Worcester, England, athlete, professional cricketer, played for Worcestershire 1979 - 1995

1958 Birthday - Martin Snedden, cricketer, New Zealand medium-pacer of 80's

1958 Event - "Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 5 performances

1958 Event - "Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances

1958 Death - Martin Fallas Shaw, composer, dies at 83

1958 Death - Martin du Gard, writer, dies

1958 Death - Roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies

1958 Birthday - Alvin Martin, British Athlete

1958 Birthday - Martin Fry, rock vocalist, ABC-All of My Heart

1957 Event - "Copper and Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 36 performances

1957 Event - "Copper and Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 36 performances

1957 Event - Yankees trade Billy Martin and Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran

1957 Event - Yankees involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade

1957 Event - "Candide" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 73 performances

1956 Birthday - Martin Joseph Fettman, born in Brooklyn, New York, PhD/astronaut, STS-58

1956 Death - Martin Albertz, German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church), dies at 73

1956 Event - "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 73 performances

1956 Death - Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78

1956 Event - Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films

1956 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed

1955 Birthday - Martin Jackson, rocker, Swing Out Sister-Swing Out

1955 Event - Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised

1954 Birthday - Martin Jourard, keyboardist/vocalist, Motels-Only the Lonely

1954 Death - Martin Anderson Nexo, Danish poet and writer (Pelle Erobreren), dies at 84

1953 Birthday - Martin Kent, cricketer, Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981

1953 Birthday - Charles Martin Smith, Van Nuys California, actor, American Graffiti

1953 Event - 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS

1953 Birthday - Greg Martin, born in Louisville, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett

1953 Birthday - Martin Kippenberger, German Artist

1953 Birthday - Pamela Sue Martin, Westport, Connecticut, actress, Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty

1952 Death - Riccardo Martin, composer, dies at 77

1952 Birthday - Martin Taylor, born in England, former CEO, Barclays Bank, Chairman, Syngenta AG

1952 Birthday - Martin Hoke, born in Lakewood, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1993 - 1997

1952 Event - Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base

1951 Birthday - Dean Paul Martin, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Billy-Misfits of Science

1951 Event - Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)

1951 Birthday - Martin Chambers, rock drummer, Pretenders

1951 Birthday - Martin Brest, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1950 Birthday - Harvey Martin, American Athlete

1950 Birthday - Merry Martin, Camden, Michigan, actress, Leslie-Peter Loves Mary

1950 Birthday - Martin McGuinness, Irish Politician

1950 Birthday - Martin Short, born in Hamilton, Ontario, comedian, SNL, SCTV, 3 Amigos

1950 Birthday - Jon Provost, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, known for childhood role as Timmy Martin on television series, Lassie

1949 Birthday - Martin Duiser, pop producer, Vanessa, Lee Towers

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

1949 Birthday - Martin Delray, Texarkana Ar, country singer, Get Rhythm,

1949 Birthday - Martin Amis, British Author

1949 Event - Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane

1948 Birthday - George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, U.S., sci-fi author, Wild Cards

1948 Event - "Sally" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 36 performances

1948 Event - "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 36 performances

1947 Death - Martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64

1947 Birthday - Martin Turner, rocker, Wishbone

1947 Event - "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 108 performances

1947 Birthday - Lori Martin, born in Glendale, California, actress, Velvet-National Velvet

1947 Event - "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 108 performances

1947 Birthday - Martin Christoph Redel, composer

1947 Birthday - Andrea Martin, Portland ME, comediene, SCTV, Club Paradise

1947 Birthday - Robert Martin, American Politician

1946 Birthday - Martin Barre, British pop guitarist, Jethro Tull

1946 Birthday - Martin Bresnick, composer

1946 Event - "St. Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 113 performances

1946 Event - Martin Kresses begins publishing "Eric the Viking" comic strip

1946 Event - "St. Louis Woman" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 113 performances

1946 Birthday - Martin Kove, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Victor-Cagney and Lacey

1945 Birthday - Steve Martin, born in Waco, Texas, comedian, writer and actor, Parenthood, Jerk, Roxanne

1945 Birthday - Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons

1945 Birthday - Martin Wesley-Smith, composer

1945 Death - Martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies

1945 Birthday - Michael Martin Murphey, born in Dallas, Texas, country singer, Wildfire

1944 Birthday - Jared Martin, New York City, actor, Varian-Fantastic Voyage, Dusty-Dallas

1944 Birthday - Martin Corbett, gay activist

1944 Birthday - Smokey Bear, named after New York City fireman Smokey Joe Martin

1944 Birthday - Kiel Martin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues

1944 Event - Pulitzer prize awarded to Martin Flavin (Journey in the dark)

1944 Birthday - David O'Brien Martin, born in New York, Representative-R-New York 1981 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993

1944 Death - Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72

1944 Birthday - Martin Fried, rocker, Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball

1943 Death - Martin Raschke, German author/war correspondent, dies at 38

1943 Birthday - Martin Peters, British soccer player

1943 Birthday - Martin Mull, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/comedian, Bad Manners, Flick, Serial

1943 Death - Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76

1943 Birthday - Martin Lancaster, born in North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1987 - 1995

1942 Birthday - Martin Scorsese, Queens, dir, Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ

1942 Birthday - Dewey Martin, born in Canada, rock vocalist and drummer, Buffalo Springfield

1942 Birthday - "Chris" Martin Thembisile Hani, Secretary-General, South Africa Communist Party

1942 Birthday - John Martin Dalby, composer

1942 Birthday - Martin Frost, born in Glendale, California, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 2005

1941 Birthday - Martin Brozius, Dutch actor, Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden

1941 Birthday - Martin Murray, born in London, England, rocker, Honeycombs

1941 Event - H Martin/R Blanes musical "Best Foot Forward," premieres in New York City

1941 Birthday - Martin Mogg, governor, British Durham Prison

1941 Event - Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany

1941 Event - Martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Hitler's deputy

1940 Birthday - Martin Sheen, born in New York, actor, Subject Was Roses, Wall St

1940 Birthday - John Havlicek, born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer for the Boston Celtics

1940 Birthday - George A. Romero, actor and director, Creepshow, Martin, 2 Evil Eyes

1939 Birthday - Lynn Martin, U.S. secretary of Labor, 1991 - 1993

1939 Birthday - Martin Feldstein, economist, 1977 John Bates Clark Medal

1939 Birthday - Martin Garrod, Commandant General Royal Marines

1938 Birthday - Judith Martin, author/journalist/columnist, Miss Manners

1938 Birthday - Paul Martin, Canadian Politician

1938 Birthday - Martin Olav Sabo, born in Crosby, North Dakota, Representative-D-Minnesota 1979 - 2007

1937 Birthday - Jimmy Bowen, born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, record producer, pop music performer, famous for 'I'm Stickin' With You', produced chart hits for Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr.

1937 Birthday - Paul Martin Palombo, composer

1937 Event - Reverend Martin Niemoller (Bekennende Kirche) arrested in Germany

1937 Birthday - Heinz Martin Lonquich, composer

1937 Birthday - Garrett Morris, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, SNL, Martin, Carwash

1936 Birthday - John Martin Tchicai, composer

1935 Birthday - Lou Rawls, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man

1935 Birthday - Marian Mercer, born in Akron, Ohio, actress and singer, Dean Martin Show

1935 Birthday - Thomas Augustine Martin, academic

1935 Birthday - Roy Scheider, born in New Jersey, American actor, played Martin Brody in 'Jaws'

1935 Birthday - Martin Garrod, Commandant General, Royal Marines

1935 Death - Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74

1935 Birthday - Martin Taylor, former vice-chairman, Hanson

1934 Birthday - Lawrence Martin Jenco, priest

1934 Birthday - Martin Charnin, Broadway lyricist, Annie, West Side Story

1934 Birthday - Millicent Martin, Romford Eng, actress, Alfie, Nothing but the Best

1934 Birthday - Martin Horton, cricketer, England off-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 1959

1932 Birthday - Martin Mailman, born in New York City, New York, composer, teacher, guest conductor-composer at over 90 colleges across the U.S. and Europe

1932 Birthday - Martin William Karlins, composer

1931 Death - Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguayian poet (Tabare), dies at 75

1931 Birthday - Boxcar Willie, born in Red Oak, Texas, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music

1931 Birthday - Johnny Martin, Australian cricket left-arm chinaman bowler, 60's

1931 Birthday - Martin Boykan, composer, professor, studied at Harvard, Yale, awarded Fulbright Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, studied with Edward Steuermann, Aaron Copeland

1931 Birthday - Martin Rogers, director, Farmington Institute for Christian Studies

1929 Birthday - Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964

1928 Birthday - G H Martin, British keeper of Public Records

1928 Birthday - Walter Martin, American Clergyman

1928 Birthday - Martin Landau, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, 'Mission Impossible', 'Space 1999', 'Ed Wood'

1928 Birthday - Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman and manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's

1928 Birthday - James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr.

1928 Birthday - Martin Sinnatt, Major-General/secretary, Kennel Club

1927 Birthday - Martin Milner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley

1927 Birthday - Martin Lewis Perl, American Physicist

1927 Birthday - Martin Carter, poet and critic

1927 Birthday - Martin Walser, born in Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany, writer, 1998 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade winner, known for 'Runaway Horse', famous for describing conflicts his anti-heroes have in stories and novels

1926 Birthday - Martin Peake, born in England, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act

1926 Birthday - [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris

1926 Birthday - George Martin, record producer, The Beatles

1924 Event - Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St. New York City

1924 Death - Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76

1924 Birthday - Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer, Dean Martin Summer Show

1923 Birthday - Martin Stokken, Norway, nordic relay 1952 Olympics silver

1922 Birthday - Dan Rowan, born in Beggs, Oklahoma, comedian, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in

1922 Birthday - Dick Martin, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor/comedian, Laugh-In, Carbon Copy

1921 Death - John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies

1921 Birthday - Martin Buckmaster, born in England, born Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, diplomat, served in the House of Lords

1920 Birthday - Ross Martin, born in Grodek, Poland, actor, Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West

1919 Birthday - Evelyn Keyes, Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Adventure of Martin Eden

1919 Birthday - Martin Balsam, New York City, actor, Murray-Archie Bunker's Place, Catch 22

1919 Birthday - Ernest H Martin, Markowitz, producer, Feuer and Martin-Chorus Line

1919 Birthday - Strother Martin, born in Kokomo, Indiana, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot

1918 Birthday - Martin Hanley, cricketer, took 1-88 with off-spin in Test for South Africa

1918 Birthday - Martin Ryle, Britain, radio astronomer/astronomer royal, 1972-82

1917 Birthday - Martin Donnelly, cricketer, brilliant lefty bat for New Zealand post-war

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

1916 Death - George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71

1915 Birthday - Mark Stevens, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town, Martin Kane

1915 Birthday - Edgardo Martin, composer

1915 Birthday - Martin Agronsky, journalist, 1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia

1914 Birthday - Tony Martin, Alvin Morris, SF, singer, It's a Blue World, To Each

1914 Birthday - Martin Gardner, Scientific American math and puzzles columnist

1914 Birthday - Kay Medford, born in New York City, actress, Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love

1914 Birthday - Hugh Martin, American Composer

1914 Birthday - Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt, Lechestershire England

1914 Birthday - Martin Ritt, actor and director for Slugger's Wife, End of the Game

1914 Birthday - Martin Ritt, American Actor

1914 Birthday - Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher

1913 Birthday - Lou Jacobi, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, Dean Martin Show, Melba

1913 Birthday - Mary Martin, Weatherford, Texas, actress, Peter Pan, Larry Hagman's mom

1912 Birthday - Tony Martin, Oakland Cal, singer, Tony Martin Show, Tonight We Love

1912 Birthday - Martin Gabel, born in Philadelphia, TV host, With this Ring

1912 Birthday - Martin Schwarzschild, U.S. astronomer, evolution

1912 Birthday - Martin Denny, rocker and actor, Forbidden Island

1912 Birthday - Agnes Martin, Canadian Artist

1910 Birthday - William I Martin, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II

1910 Birthday - Charles Martin, cartoonist

1910 Birthday - Trygve Martin Bratteli, Norwegian PM, Labour, 1971-72, 1973-76

1908 Death - Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64

1907 Birthday - Horace McMahon, South Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Martin Kane Private Eye

1907 Birthday - Martin Kosleck, born in Germany, actor, Pursuit to Algiers

1906 Birthday - William McChesney Martin, Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank, 1951-70

1906 Birthday - Freddy Martin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, started Merv Griffin

1906 Birthday - George Martin Lott, Jr., tennis champ, 1931 U.S. Open runner-up

1906 Death - Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59

1905 Birthday - Martin Raschke, German author/publisher/war correspondent

1905 Event - 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75

1904 Birthday - David Brown, CEO, Aston Martin Lagonda

1904 Birthday - John "Pepper" Martin, baseballer, NL stolen base leader 1933,34,36

1904 Birthday - Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany

1903 Birthday - Martin Soames, traveller

1903 Birthday - Clive Martin Douglas, composer

1902 Death - August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54

1902 Birthday - Josef Martin Bauer, writer

1899 Birthday - George Macready, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Martin Peyton-Peyton Place

1898 Birthday - Martin David, German/Netherlands law historian

1898 Birthday - Lee Tracy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye

1897 Death - Martin Pluddemann, composer, dies at 43

1897 Event - Gustave Kecker/Hugh Martin's musical "Belle of New York City," premieres in New York City

1897 Birthday - Walter Greaza, St. Paul, Minnesota, actor, Martin Kane Private Eye

1893 Birthday - Fred Hillebrand, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Martin Kane

1892 Birthday - Martin Niemoller, clergyman, German Protestant, ; imprisoned by Hitler

1890 Birthday - Frank Martin, born in Geneva, Switzerland, composer, In Terra Fax

1890 Event - 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75

1889 Birthday - Martin Heidegger, Germany, Existentialist, Being and Time

1889 Death - Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68

1887 Birthday - Martin Luis Guzman, Mexico, novelist, Eagle and the Serpent

1886 Death - Jose Hernandez, Argentine poet (La vuelta the Martin Fierro), dies

1886 Birthday - Glenn Luther Martin, aviator, Collier Trophy-1933

1885 Death - Martin R Delany, politician and black nationalist, dies at 72

1884 Birthday - Martin Elmer Johnson, explorer/photographer

1883 Birthday - Maurice Utrillo, France, painter, Port St. Martin, Montmartre

1883 Birthday - Martin Dibelius, German theologist, Die Lade Jahwes

1883 Birthday - Martin Albertz, German theologist, Church Jesus Christ

1882 Death - Martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64

1881 Death - George William Martin, composer, dies at 56

1881 Birthday - Roger Martin du Guard, born in France, novelist, Les Thibault-Nobel 1937

1881 Birthday - Eleanor Farjeon, English writer, Martin Pippin

1880 Birthday - Edie Martin, born in London, England, actress, Titfield Thunderbolt

1878 Birthday - Lucien Febvre, French historian, Un destin: Martin Luther

1878 Birthday - Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist, Ich und Du

1876 Birthday - Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater, Olympic-bronze-1920

1875 Birthday - Martin Fallas Shaw, composer

1874 Birthday - Riccardo Martin, composer

1872 Event - Thomas J. Martin patents fire extinguisher

1871 Birthday - Martin Lunssens, composer

1869 Birthday - Martin Anderson Nexo, Danish poet and writer, Tabte Generation

1867 Birthday - Georges Martin Witkowski, composer

1865 Event - 1st black major in U.S. Army, Martin Robinson Delany

1863 Death - Martin E Green, Confederate Brigadier-General, shot dead at 38

1862 Death - Martin Van Buren, 8th President (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook New York at 79

1861 Birthday - Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, Mulhouse Alsace, composer

1855 Birthday - Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguay's diplomat/poet, Tabare

1854 Birthday - Martin Pluddemann, composer

1851 Birthday - Lillien Jane Martin, psychologist, found gerontology clinic

1850 Death - Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies

1848 Event - Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with Free Soil Party nominateing Martin Van Buren for president

1848 Event - Barnburners (anti-slavery) party nominates Martin Van Buren for president

1848 Birthday - Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer

1847 Birthday - August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer

1846 Birthday - Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer

1844 Birthday - George Clement Martin, composer

1844 Birthday - Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, Spanish Dancing

1837 Birthday - Martin Davis Hardin II, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1837 Event - Martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th president

1836 Event - Martin Van Buren elected 8th president

1835 Birthday - Newton Martin Curtis, Major General Union volunteers

1835 Birthday - Martin Kahler, Germany, theologist

1834 Birthday - Jose Hernandez, Argentina poet, Martin Fierro

1832 Event - Charles Darwin celebrates Christmas in St. Martin at Cape Receiver

1829 Event - Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does 60,000 pounds damage

1826 Death - Luther Martin, American Politician

1825 Birthday - George William Martin, composer

1823 Birthday - William Thompson Martin, Major General Confederate Army

1822 Event - Secret meeting of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin

1820 Birthday - Martin Andreas Udbye, composer

1819 Birthday - Martin Luther Smith, Major General Confederate Army

1819 Birthday - James Green Martin, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1817 Birthday - Martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer

1817 Death - Martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27

1817 Event - San Martin leads a revolutionary army over Andes

1817 Birthday - Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist

1817 Death - Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73

1815 Birthday - Martin Edward Green, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1813 Death - Christoph Martin Wieland, German Poet

1806 Death - Vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51

1793 Death - Martin Gerbert, composer, dies at 72

1792 Death - Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36

1790 Event - John Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia

1789 Birthday - Martin de Ron, composer

1789 Birthday - John Martin, English painter

1783 Birthday - Hannah Hoes Van Buren, New York, wife of President Martin, 1837-41, died 1819

1782 Birthday - Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook, New York, D, 8th President, 1837-41

1778 Birthday - Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru

1756 Birthday - Joseph Martin Kraus, composer

1754 Birthday - Vicente Martin y Soler, composer

1748 Birthday - Luther Martin, American Politician

1743 Birthday - Martin H Klaproth, German chemist, uranium

1733 Birthday - Christoph Martin Wieland, German Poet

1720 Birthday - Martin Gerbert, von Hornau, prince-abbot/music historian

1720 Birthday - Martin Gerbert, composer

1639 Death - Martin Opitz, German poet and historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41

1597 Birthday - Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"

1594 Death - Martin Frobisher, English Vice-Admiral/explorer, dies

1583 Event - Richard Martin of London takes out 1st life insurance policy, on William Gibbons, premium was 383 pounds

1556 Death - Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies

1546 Death - Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62

1522 Death - Martin Siebenburger, mayor of Vienna, beheaded

1521 Event - Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms

1521 Event - Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church

1520 Event - Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant

1519 Event - Public debate between Martin Luther and theologist John Eck

1518 Event - Pontifical ambassador interrogates Martin Luther

1507 Event - Geographer Martin Waldseemuller 1st used name America

1492 Event - Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus' fleet

1491 Death - Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40

1486 Birthday - Martin Agricola, German composer/cantor

1483 Birthday - Martin Luther, Eisleben Germany, founded Protestantism

653 Event - St. Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

649 Event - St. Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

397 Death - Martin of Tours, St. Martin, bishop of Tours, dies













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