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2003 Maurice Gibb, singer/songwriter, the Bee Gees, dies at 53
1998 Maurice Schumann, French foreign minister (1969-73), dies 1996 Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist, dies at 97 1995 Monica Maurice, industrialist, dies at 87 1995 Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter, dies at 95 1994 Maurice Ashley, historian, dies at 87 1994 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77 1993 Maurice Bessy, French film historian (Cinemonde), dies at 82 1993 Maurice Dolbier, U.S. actor and writer (Nowhere near Everest), dies at 81 1993 Maurice Bourges-Maunoury, Prime Minister of France 1957, dies 1992 Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79 1992 Maurice Ohana, pianist/composer, dies 1992 Maurice le Roux, French conductor and composer (Contes immoraux), dies 1992 Maurice J Hill, writer (Track of Thunder), dies of pneumonia at 89 1992 Maurice L Kusell, dies 1991 Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1990 Maurice Braddell, actor (Things to Come), dies 1990 Maurice Girodias, French publisher, dies at 71 1989 Maurice Evans, actor (Bewitched, MacBeth), dies at 87 1986 [Maurice] Harold MacMillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1957 - 1963, dies at 92 1985 Maurice Copeland, actor (Ralph-Those Young Charmings), dies at 74 1983 Maurice Bishop, premier of Grenada (1979-83), murdered in coup 1983 Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55 1982 Maurice Gilliams, Flemish literary (Sources of Insomnia), dies at 82 1982 Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker, dies at 73 1981 Maurice Fernandes, cricket captain (WI in 1st Test win, 1930 vs. Eng), dies 1976 Maurice Taylor, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers 1976 Maurice Johnstone, composer, dies at 75 1976 Maurice Jacobson, composer, dies at 80 1975 Bee Gees Maurice Gibb weds Yvonne Spencely 1975 Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1974 Maurice Greene, born in Kansas City, Kansas, 100m runner 1973 Maurice Dallimore, actor (Collector), dies at 60 1972 Maurice Kelly, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions 1972 Maurice Thiriet, composer, dies at 66 1972 NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques 1972 Maurice Harrell, NFL tight end for the San Diego Chargers 1972 Maurice A Chevalier, French actor (Can Can, Gigi), dies at 83 1972 Maurice Chevalier, French Actor 1971 Maurice Hofman, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1970 Edward M Forster, British writer (Maurice, passage to India), dies at 91 1969 Maurice Miller, CFL linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Maurice Graef, soccer player, VVW, Roda JC 1969 Maurice Odumbe, cricketer, Kenyan batsman and 1996 World Cup captain 1967 Pauline Maurice, Welland Ontario, softball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1967 Maurice Hurst, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1966 Maurice Roelants, Belgian author (Prayer for a Good End), dies at 70 1965 Maurice Yvain, composer, dies at 74 1964 Maurice Gosfield, actor (Doberman-Phil Silvers Show), dies at 51 1964 Maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73 1964 Maurice Thorez, Secretary-General French Communist Party, dies at 64 1964 Maurice Douglass, NFL safety for the New York Giants 1963 Rupert Graves, actor, Damage, Handful of Dust, Maurice 1963 Maurice Benard, actor, Sonny Corinthos-General Hospital 1961 Maurice Delage, composer, dies at 81 1961 Maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53 1958 Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled 1958 James Wilby, Burma, actor, Howards End, Maurice 1957 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Mont, became 1st NHLer to score 500 goals 1956 Maurice Cheeks, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers 1956 Maurice Lippens, Belgian governor of Congo (1921-23), dies at 80 1956 Andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies 1956 Paul Leautaud, Maurice Boissard, French writer (Petit ami), dies at 84 1955 Maurice Utrillo, French painter (Cathedrale St-Denis), dies at 71 1955 Maurice "Rocket" Richard suspended, sparks 7 hour riot in Montreal 1953 Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 1952 Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette 1950 Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m 1949 Maurice Gibb, Manchester Eng, rocker, Bee Gees-Saturday Night Fever 1949 Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty and the Beast," premieres 1949 Maurice Willis Wright, composer 1949 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Dramatist 1949 P-M-B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian philosopher (Nobel 1911), dies at 86 1949 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies 1946 Maurice Saatchi, English advertising CEO, Saatchi and Saatchi 1945 Maurice Rose, 1st U.S. general in Nazi Germany, killed in action at 45 1945 Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the 1st NHLer to score 50 goals 1944 Maurice Jackson, U.S. singer, Independents-Leaving You 1943 Ben Kingsley, Scarborough England, actor, Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice 1943 Maurice Foster, cricketer, West Indies batsman of 70's 1941 Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1941 Maurice Charles Emile Barlier, French resistance fighter, executed at 35 1941 Maurice Henry Weddington, composer 1940 Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40 1938 Maurice Hinchey, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1993 - 1938 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8 1937 Maurice J Ravel, Swiss/French composer (Bolero), dies in Paris at 62 1936 Pierre Maurice, composer, dies at 68 1936 Maurice Shock, rector, Lincoln College in Oxford 1930 Maurice Peress, born in New York City, conductor, KC Philharmonic 1974-80 1930 Maurice Allom takes Test hat-trick England vs. New Zealand Christchurch 1929 Belgium Maurice Dewaele wins Tour de France 1929 Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman 1929 Maurice Simon, jazz musician 1928 "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris) 1928 Maurice Sendak, New York City, author/illustrator, Where The Wild Things Are 1927 Maurice Ronet, born in Nice, France, actor, Frantic, Sphinz, Circle of Love 1927 Maurice Ingvar Karkoff, composer 1927 Maurice Bejart, France, ballet choreographer, Rite of Spring 1925 Maurice Binder, New York City, photographer/film titler, James Bond 1924 Maurice Jarre, Lyons France, composer, Dr. Zhivago-Academy Award 1966 1924 Test Cricket debuts of Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate vs. South Africa 1924 Maurice du Plessys, French poet (Le Feu Sacre), dies at 59 1923 [Auguste-]Maurice Barres, French writer/parliament leader, dies at 61 1923 Maurice Barres, French Politician 1923 Maurice Le Roux, composer 1921 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien, MVP-1947 1920 Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris 1920 Maurice Cranston, political scientist 1920 Maurice Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin," premieres 1919 Maurice Girodias, French publisher 1918 Maurice Druon, Kessel, French writer/journalist, Prix Goncourt 1918 Maurice Laing, life president, John Laing 1917 Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire 1916 Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA, Nobel 1962 1916 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer 1915 Maurice Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire 1915 Maurice B. Latey, commentator, BBC World Service 1914 Maurice Ohana, British?/French? pianist/composer, La Celestine 1913 Maurice Wilkes, inventor, stored program concept for computers 1912 Maurice Dallimore, born in England, actor, Collector, Lad: A Dog 1911 31st U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm A Larned beats Maurice E McLoughlin (64 64 62) 1911 Maurice Ravels opera "L'Heure Espagnole," premieres in Paris 1911 Maurice Schumann, French statesman/writer, La Voix du couvre-feu 1909 Maurice Denham, Beckenham England, actor, Mr Love, Damn the Defiant 1909 Maurice Heath, air marshal 1908 Maurice Maeterlinck's "L'oiseau Blue," premieres in Moscow 1908 Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker 1908 Maurice Adams, surgeon/British rear admiral 1908 Monica Maurice, industrialist 1908 Maurice Stans, born in Shaokopee, Minnesota, Maurice Hubert Stans, President Richard Nixon's finance chairmen, acquitted in Watergate, U.S. Deputy Postmaster General 1955 - 57, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1969 - 1972 1908 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" 1908 Maurice, Jean Jacques, Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher 1907 Maurice Ashley, historian 1907 Maurice Stacey, chemist 1907 Maurice Couve de Murville, France premier, 1968-69 1906 Maurice Thiriet, composer 1906 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine" 1906 Maurice Ravel's "Miroirs," premieres in Paris 1905 Maurice Charles Emile Barlier, French resistance fighter 1905 Maurice Rouvier forms government in France 1904 Maurice Ravel's "Sheherazade," premieres in Paris 1903 Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer 1902 Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte," premieres in Paris 1902 Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer 1901 Maurice Ravel composition "Jeux d'eau" premieres 1901 Maurice Evans, Dorchester England, actor, Maurice-Bewitched 1900 Maurice Johnstone, composer 1900 Maurice Gilliams, Flemish writer/poet/essayist, Maria's Life 1900 Maurice Leyland, prolific cricket left-handed batsman, England 1900 Maurice Thorez, Secretary-General, French Communist Party 1900 Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter 1900 Maurice Ravel's "Albaradode Gracioso," premieres in Paris 1900 Maurice Jaubert, composer 1899 Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist 1896 Maurice Jacobson, composer 1895 Maurice Roelants, Belgian author, Jazz Player 1895 Maurice Tate, cricketer, great England pace bowler of 20's 1894 [Maurice] Harold MacMillan, London, C, British Prime Minister, 1957-63 1891 Maurice Yvain, composer 1890 Maurice Schoemaker, composer 1890 Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1912 1888 Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls, Gigi 1883 Maurice Utrillo, France, painter, Port St. Martin, Montmartre 1879 Maurice Delage, composer 1876 Maurice de Vlaminck, born in Paris, Fauvist painter, Village in the Snow 1875 Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo 1875 Maurice Joseph Ravel, born in Cibourne, France, composer, Bolero 1872 Maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo 1872 Paul Leautaud, Maurice Boissard, France, writer, Petit ami 1870 Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist, nappism 1868 Pierre Maurice, composer 1864 Maurice de Plessys, French poet, Palace Occidental 1862 [Auguste-]Maurice Barres, French writer/member of parliament 1862 Maurice Barres, French Politician 1862 P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet, Blue Bird, Nobel 1911 1862 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Dramatist 1859 Maurice Donnay, French playwright, Lovers 1838 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French Diplomat 1821 Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55 1755 Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59 1754 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French Diplomat 1745 Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57 1696 Maurice Greene, composer 1687 Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer 1625 Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 1604 Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice |
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