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1988 Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum

1979 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum

1972 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2

1972 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition)

1964 Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees

1948 Larry Ferguson, born in Nassau, keyboardist, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing

1943 U.S. forces landed at Nassau Bay, near Salamaua, New Guinea

1918 Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen

1910 Marie, Princess of Wied/Orange Nassau, dies

1905 Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88

1864 Nassau William Senior, British economist

1841 Marie von Wied, Princess of Orange Nassau

1834 Antoine-Vincent Arnault, French writer (Guillaume the Nassau), dies

1776 U.S. commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas

1756 Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University

1753 Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies

1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, Lieutenant-general (12 children), dies

1712 Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies

1708 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71

1708 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71

1708 Henry Van Nassau, stable master/Field Marshal, dies at 67

1708 Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/Field Marshal, dies at 67

1708 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/Lieutenant-General/baron Enfield, dies

1705 Willem Hadriaan of Nassau, corrupt mister of Odijck, dies

1679 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders

1672 Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle

1665 Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies

1657 Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Field Marshal, Nassau

1650 Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24

1648 Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69

1647 Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63

1644 Johan Mauritius van Nassau resigns as head of Civil rights activists

1644 Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73

1642 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65

1640 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I, dies at 60

1637 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry

1631 Justinus van Nassau, ltalian Admiral (Armada), dies

1629 Emilia of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at 59

1625 Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57

1616 Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60

1606 Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies

1604 Louis Gunther, earl of Nassau, dies in battle at about 29

1603 Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61

1601 Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid

1600 Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army

1598 Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille

1597 Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal

1595 Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth

1593 William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe

1591 Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau

1591 Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente

1590 Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda

1584 Willem Louis of Nassau appointed viceroy of Friesland

1584 Willem I "the Silent", Willem of Orange, earl of Nassau, dies at 51

1584 Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange

1580 Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange

1580 Juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies

1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange

1578 Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange

1577 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I and Charlotte of Bourbon

1574 Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau

1574 Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht

1572 Louis van Nassau and huguenots occupy Valenciennes

1570 Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau

1569 Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon

1568 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27

1563 Anna van Nassau, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna of Saksen

1556 Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren

1545 Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange

1544 Rene of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle

1542 Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg

1540 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg

1536 Earl of Nassau disbands siege of Peronne

1535 John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Netherlands royal family

1524 Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess

1516 Johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies

1506 Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau

1404 Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland

1309 Jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1298 Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43


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