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1982 English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England
1972 Ellen Coleen Pasturzak, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1996 1969 Patton Oswalt, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, comedian, employs observational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor in his acts, wrote for MADtv, played Spence Olchin on 'The King of Queens' television show, voice of Remy in 'Ratatouille' 1965 India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987 1961 WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1956 Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth, Virginia, USN/astronaut, STS-50, 61, 73, 82 1956 1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United 1951 Richard Skinner, born in Portsmouth, England, British DJ, radio and television broadcaster, lead presenter on flagship programs 'Top of the Pops', 'Top 40 Show', 'Whistle Test' 1951 Bobby Stokes, born in Portsmouth, England, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history 1949 Ray Shulman, born in Portsmouth, England, born Raymond Schulman, musician, record producer, member of Gentle Giant, British progressive rock band, produced records for The Sugarcubes 1949 Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth, England, playmate of the year, Jan, 1972 1948 Kathleen Battle, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, soprano, Shephard-Tannhauser 1945 Jane Blalock, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, LPGA golfer 1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore 1944 Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery dine in Portsmouth 1944 General Montgomery/Patton/Bradley/Dempsey/Crerar meet in Portsmouth 1943 Russ Giguere, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association 1943 Gavin Bryars, born in Goole, England, composer, bassist, performed in trio Joseph Holbrooke, founding member, Portsmouth Sinfonia 1941 Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1939 Phil Gallie, born in Portsmouth, England, born Philip Roy Gallie, politician, Conservative Party, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Member of Parliament for Ayr 1939 Submarine Squalis sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 26 die 1938 Peter Bonerz, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, actor, Jerry-Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5 1935 Timothy Bavin, Bishop of Portsmouth 1934 NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions 1932 Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game 1930 Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights 1930 Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6 1926 Ruth Brown, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, actress, Leona-Hello Larry, Checking In 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth USA, ends Russo-Japanese War 1881 Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers 1830 Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported 1810 Overnight temp at Portsmouth, New Hampshire drops 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) 1653 Defeat of Dutch fleet under Admiral Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth 1545 King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die |
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