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1995 John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer, dies at 66
1990 Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton, New York Knick, dies at 65 of a heart attack 1980 Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1979 Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1977 Nat Friedman, American Businessman 1975 Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1968 Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner) 1967 Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72 1965 Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49 1956 Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites 1928 John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer/climber 1925 William Styron, born in Virginia, novelist, Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice 1925 Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist, Village Voice, The Cold Society 1924 Randy Van Horne, El Paso, Texas, vocalist, Nat King Cole Show 1923 Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1921 Andre Hodeir, born in Paris, France, violinist, composer, studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, founder and director of Jazz Groupe de Paris, comprised of nine musicians including Bobby Jaspar and Nat Peck 1919 Nat King Cole, born in Montgomery Alaabama, singer, Unforgettable, Mona Lisa 1908 Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan 1896 Nat Holman, basketball coach, CCNY 1895 Nat Pendleton, Davenport, Iowa, Olympic wrestler/actor, Reckless 1862 Nat Gordon, last pirate, hanged in New York City for stealing 1,000 slaves 1838 Nat Thompson, cricketer, 1st batsman dismissed in a Test match 1831 Nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged in VA 1831 Nat Turner, and 19 associates, hanged at 31 1831 Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia 1831 Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery 1800 Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion, 1831 |
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