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1991 William Shea, (Shea Stadium namesake), dies at 84
1967 Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin, cricketer, WI like his namesake 1921 Betty Ford, 1st lady, 1975-76, and namesake for Betty Ford Clinic 1915 Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer, namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park 1894 Brooks Atkinson, drama critic, Broadway theater namesake 1878 Christian Gauss, educator/writer, Phi Beta Kappa award namesake 1869 John Heisman, pioneering football coach/trophy namesake 1859 Charles Ebbets, namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn 1857 Fannie Farmer, actress, namesake of a candy company 1851 James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach, Ten Eyck Trophy namesake 1850 Isaac L. Rice, Germany, namesake of Columbia University's Rice stadium 1846 Randolph Caldecott, born in England, illustrator, Caldecott Medal namesake 1837 John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast, Burroughs Medal namesake 1682 English astronomer Edmund Halley sees his namesake comet |
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