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2000 George Montgomery, sculptor/actor, dies at 84

1996 Thomas Edward Montgomery, drummer, dies at 73

1996 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66

1995 Elizabeth Montgomery, actress (Bewitched), dies of cancer at 62

1995 Charles Montgomery Monteith, publisher, dies at 74

1981 Robert Montgomery, actor/dir (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 77

1980 Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break

1977 Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61

1976 Bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88

1974 Paula Gaye Montgomery, Cabot, Arkansas, Miss America, Arkansas-3rd-1996

1973 Monty Montgomery, defensiveback for the Indianapolis Colts

1973 1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St. Station

1971 Montgomery St. Station, last link in BART, 'holed thru'

1969 Jim Montgomery, born in Montreal, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers

1968 Alton Montgomery, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons

1968 Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48

1967 Glenn Montgomery, NFL defensive tackle, Seattle Seahawks, Oilers

1966 Dave Veres, born in Montgomery, Alabama, pitcher for the Montreal Expos

1966 Montgomery Clift, movie actor (From Here to Eternity), dies

1966 Douglass Montgomery, actor (Forbidden, Daybreak), dies at 56

1966 [Edward] Montgomery Clift, actor (From Here to Eternity), dies at 45

1966 Montgomery Clift, American Actor

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

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

1964 Greg Montgomery, punter for the Baltimore Ravens

1964 WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1964 Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame

1963 Michael Lofton, Montgomery, Alabama, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics

1962 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962 Jensen Buchanan, born in Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World

1962 Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals

1961 Alonzo Babers, born in Montgomery, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relay, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1961 Jensen Buchanan, Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World

1961 Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery

1961 White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama

1959 Bill McCorvey, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake

1958 Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire

1957 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan)

1956 Montgomery, Ala, removed race-based seat assignments on its buses

1956 Julie Montgomery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Samantha-1 Life to Live, Kindred

1956 Federal court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Const

1955 Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks

1955 James Montgomery, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1976

1954 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting

1952 Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS-33, 49, 61, 73

1950 Belinda J Montgomery, born in Winnipeg, actress, Man From Atlantis

1950 "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premieres on NBC TV

1946 Field Marshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander

1945 [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell, Montgomery, singer, Ain't No Mountain High Enough

1945 John Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25

1945 General Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discuss advance in Germany

1945 Premier Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen

1945 Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarters

1944 Eisenhower and Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium

1944 Eisenhower, Bradley and Montgomery confer in Brussel

1944 Lieutenant-general Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far"

1944 King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal

1944 General Montgomery consults with Generals Bradley/Eisenhower

1944 General Bradley visits Montgomery

1944 Generals Montgomery/Dempsey/Bradley discuss naderende breakthrough

1944 General Montgomery visits general Dempsey's headquarter

1944 General Montgomery takes command of 12th and 21st army

1944 British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery

1944 General Eisenhower visits Montgomery's headquarter in Normandy

1944 King Edward VI visits Montgomery's HQ in Normandy

1944 Churchill/Marshall/Arnold visit Montgomery's HQ in Chateau de Creully

1944 General Montgomery lands in Normandy, forms HQ in Chateau de Creully

1944 Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery dine in Portsmouth

1944 General Montgomery/Patton/Bradley/Dempsey/Crerar meet in Portsmouth

1944 Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill and George VI discuss D-Day plan

1944 General Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan

1943 Montgomery discusses Overlord with Eisenhower and Bedell Smith

1943 General Montgomery told he is appointed commandant for D-day

1943 Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion - arm forces at Salerno

1943 Toni Tennille, Montgomery, Alabama, female Beachboy, Captain and Tennille

1943 General Montgomery occupies Sfax Tunisia

1942 Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (G) in battle of Alamein Egypt (WW II)

1942 7th day of battle at El Alamein: Montgomery assault

1942 6th day battle at El Alamein: British offensive under Montgomery

1942 Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker, Temptations

1942 Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Burg-al-Arab

1942 Lieutenant-general Montgomery arrives in Cairo

1942 Lieutenant-general Montgomery makes landing on Gibraltar

1942 General B. Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in North Africa

1941 300 Montgomery, San Francisco opens as new Bank of America HQ

1941 Cornerstone of B of A building at 300 Montgomery laid

1940 General-major Bernard Montgomery returns to London

1940 General-major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken

1939 Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer

1937 Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried

1937 Betty Carver, wife of English Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, dies

1935 Eddie Floyd, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer/composer, California Girl, Falcons

1933 Elizabeth Montgomery, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Samantha/Serena-Bewitched

1931 David Montgomery, chairman, British Forestry Commission

1930 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, principal, Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford

1927 Major Bernard Montgomery (29) marries widow Betty Carver

1923 Julia Montgomery Walsh, political consultant/writer

1921 Charles Montgomery Monteith, publisher

1920 Montgomery Clift, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, From Here to Eternity

1920 Carole Mathews, Montgomery, Illinois, actress, Wilma-Californians

1920 Gillespie V. Montgomery, born in Meridian, Mississippi, Representative-D-Mississippi 1967 - 1997

1920 James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek

1919 Nat King Cole, born in Montgomery Alaabama, singer, Unforgettable, Mona Lisa

1916 George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor, Battle of Bulge, Hallucination

1915 Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents

1909 Douglass Montgomery, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Forbidden, Harmony Lane

1908 Bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay and Montgomery

1904 Robert Montgomery, Beacon, New York, actor/dir, Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack

1887 Bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall, WW II-African campaign

1887 Bernard Law Montgomery, British Soldier

1884 John Joseph Montgomery makes 1st glider flight, Otay, California

1883 Montgomery Blair, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford), dies at 70

1877 James Montgomery Flagg, illustrator, "I want you" Uncle Sam

1874 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator

1872 Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business

1861 Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution

1861 Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama

1861 Confederate States of America organizes in Montgomery, Alabama

1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy

1846 Captain Montgomery claims Yerba Buena, San Francisco, for U.S.

1844 A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business, Montgomery Ward

1831 Robert Montgomery Bird's "Gladiator," premieres in New York City

1830 Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1824 William Montgomery Gardner, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1816 Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, Major General Union Army

1816 Montgomery Dent Corse, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1813 Montgomery Blair, Franklin County, Kentucky, lawyer, Dred Scot V Sandford

1794 John Barrien Montgomery, Commander Union Navy

1779 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer, Pike's Peak

1775 Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British

1559 Duke of Montgomery wounds king Henri II during tournament


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