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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, PM 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, PM of Great-Britain (1957-63), 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 capt (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, sec-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], Fr 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, Belg philosopher (Nobel 1911), dies at 86

1949 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg 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 White, rocker

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, rock vocalist, Earth, Wind and Fire-Spirit

1941 Maurice Charles Emile Barlier, Fren resistance fighter, executed at 35

1941 Maurice Henry Weddington, composer

1940 Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40

1938 Maurice Hinchey, Rep-D-New York

1938 Maurice Williams, rocker

1938 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8

1938 Maurice Williams, rocker

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. NZ 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-Acad 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 H. Stans, born in Shakope, Minnesota, Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72

1908 Maurice Stans, rocker

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

1867 Fred Tate, cricketer, father of Maurice, 1 Test, Eng vs. Aus 1902

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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