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1998 Marshall Barer, lyricist, Once Upon a Mattress, dies at 75

1997 "Once Upon a Matress," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 187 perf

1996 "Once Upon a Matress," opens at Broadhurst New York City for 187 performances

1993 Uranus passes Neptune (once every 171 years)

1991 "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances

1990 "Once on this Island" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 469 performances

1990 Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood

1987 Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago"

1985 Reginald Beane, pianist (Starlit Time, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 63

1983 D Mack Reynolds, U.S. writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies

1981 Jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies

1980 Matthew Thomas Carey, actor, Once You Meet a Stranger

1977 Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66

1968 After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio

1963 American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday

1961 Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer

1960 "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances

1959 "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances

1959 Rodgers and Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in New York City

1958 Holly Hunter, born in Conyers, Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Once Around

1957 Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46

1953 Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73

1952 Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat

1946 Maureen Anderman, actress, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale

1946 Lasse Hallstrom, director, Once Around, My Life as a Dog, ABBA

1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook'

1938 Lee Chamberlin, New York City, actor, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale

1934 Roger Reynolds, born in Detroit, Michigan, composer, professor, University of California at San Diego, founder, ONCE Group, won Pulitzer Prize 1989

1932 Ethel L Ennis, U.S. orchestra leader/jazz singer, Once Again

1930 G Kaufman and M Hart's "Once in a Lifetime," premieres in NY

1923 Alan Wharton, cricketer, England batsman once vs. New Zealand 1949, scored 7 and 13

1917 Ken Cranston, cricketer, England all-rounder captained once in 1948

1916 Johnny Morris, British broadcaster/actor, Once in a Lifetime

1910 Phil Hanna, River Forest, Illinois, singer, Once Upon a Tune

1861 Lincoln's cabinet declares Union government will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers


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